Onion Soup

Ingredients

• Broth

  • 500 g beef shank, cut into pieces
  • 2 medium onions, chopped (300 g)
  • 2 cloves garlic (6 g)
  • 1 large carrot (200 g), cubed
  • 2 medium tomatoes (300 g), cubed
  • 1 leek, with leaves, sliced (100 g)
  • 1 bay leaf (0.08 g)
  • 2 liters water
  • 2 sachets SAZÓN® beef broth powder
  • 2 tablespoons (soup) olive oil (30 ml)

• Soup

  • half cup (tea) unsalted butter (100 g)
  • 1 kg onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups (tea) wheat flour (220 g)
  • half teaspoon black pepper (1.5 g)
  • 2 French rolls, cut into 5 slices each (100 g)
  • 1 and a half cups (tea) grated parmesan cheese (150 g)

Modo de preparo

1. Make the broth: in a pressure cooker, place the olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the beef and fry for 10 minutes, or until browned on all sides. Add the onion, garlic, carrot, tomato, leek, and bay leaf, and sauté for 5 minutes. Add 1 liter of water, stir, and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes after it starts boiling.
2. Turn off the heat and wait for the pressure to release. Strain through a fine sieve. Reserve the solids, add the beef broth powder and remaining water, stir, and return to the heat to warm.
3. Prepare the soup: in a large pot, place the butter and heat over high heat to melt. Add the onion and sauté for 13 minutes, or until wilted and translucent. Lower the heat and gradually add the wheat flour, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, or until fully incorporated. Gradually add the hot broth, stirring continuously to prevent lumps. Cook, stirring constantly, for 15 minutes, or until boiling. Let cook for 2 more minutes, or until thickened. Add the pepper, stir, and remove from heat.
4. Divide the soup into 10 ovenproof bowls and, on top of each, place a slice of bread and parmesan. Bake in a hot oven (200 degrees), preheated, for 15 minutes, or until golden.
5. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

Tips:

1. Use the solids from the broth to prepare a delicious pasta sauce.

2. This recipe was inspired by the famous onion soup from Ceagesp.