onion soup is an awfully good dish ... You always take it out of the water and then dry it on a towel using a slotted spoon. And with this, we're going to... I can hear my gratinées going.

The key to a great French onion soup, is in the onions. You need to allow time for them to gently caramelise and go a lovely shade of brown. this gives the soup both it's sweetness, and it's rich ...

If you're a cheese-lover, French onion soup is the soup for you. As much as we love the caramelized onions swimming in a rich beef broth, nothing tops the thrill of wielding a spoon to break ...

It does not, however, suffer fools gladly. Not so much in the eating (a spoon is the only weapon you’ll require), as the cooking. ‘The amount of onions — enormous — is the key to a good onion soup,’ ...