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It feels like the temperature has dropped, so it’s definitely Soup weather. I’m craving all the warming bowls, french onion soup is one of my favourites.
This was based on a French onion soup with a bit of an Irish twist with Guinness and a splash of Irish whiskey instead of vermouth and brandy.

I shared my normal French onion soup recipe last year. But if you fancy this one here’s what I used.

Guinness Onion soup
3 large brown onions
5 shallots (or just 4 large brown onions)
Leaves from 5 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp oil
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp dried sage
3 cloves of garlic
30ml Irish whiskey
450ml Guinness
1 tbsp Marmite or veggiemite (optional but great if you are using veggie stock to add an umami hit)
850ml good quality Stock (beef/chicken or vegetable)
Freshly ground Black pepper
Salt
Sourdough or soda bread
Mature Cheddar, Gruyere or an Irish cheese

Peel and finely slice the onions and shallots, add to a pan with the oil and butter and a good pinch of salt and slowly caramelise. I start by cooking over a high heat until the onions soften and then place the lid on and turn the heat down to medium/low. remove the lid to stir it occasionally for one hour to one hour 30 minutes.
Once the onions have a nice colour add the garlic, thyme and dried sage and stir for a few more minutes.
Add the Guinness and whiskey and deglaze the pan then add the stock. Beef or chicken stock is great, however I often make this with veg stock and a tbsp of marmite for deep flavour. Add the bay leaves and Simmer for 20-25 minutes.
season with salt and black pepper to taste. I let this soup cool and sit in the fridge overnight as it helps with the flavour.
The next day I remove any of the thyme stalks and the bay leaves and put it back on the stove to heat up.
Slice some sourdough or some Irish soda bread. Add the soup into heat proof bowls and add the bread on top and add lots of sliced or grated cheese for this I used cheddar. Place under the grill or in a hot oven until cheese is bubbling.
Season with black pepper and Enjoy. Feel free to use Gruyere or an Irish cheese.

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