Air fried Doughnuts with Chocolate Mallow Fondue
French Onion Soup
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| Cook Time | 2 Hours and 40 Minutes |
| Servings |
2 Servings
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Ingredients
For the Soup
- 100 g butter unsalted
- 4 onions
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 Sprig Thyme
- 100 ml brandy
- 250 ml white wine
- 500 ml beef stock
For the Croutes
- 1 demi baguette
- 200 g Gruyere cheese
For the Watercress salad
- 4 cornichons
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 bunch watercress
Ingredients
For the Soup
For the Croutes
For the Watercress salad
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Instructions
For the Soup
- Get a large wide saucepan over a medium heat with the butter.
- Peel and slice the onions as finely as possible
- Add to the hot pan along with a large pinch of salt and pepper and the bay leaf
- Stir well and cook over a high heat for 5 minutes until the onions start to release some juices
- Turn the heat down to low, cover and allow to cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Once the onions have released their juices and started to colour remove the lid and continue cooking very gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally until deep golden brown
- Tip in the flour and stir to combine
- Finely chop the thyme and add that along with the brandy
- Turn the heat back up to high and cook until the brandy has reduced by half
- Repeat with the white wine and then add the beef stock
- Simmer for 1 hour over a low heat
- Taste and adjust the seasoning, allow the soup to cool and then refrigerate overnight
For the Watercress salad
- Finely chop the cornichons and add to a large serving bowl.
- Tip in the mustard, olive oil and cider vinegar
- Season with salt and pepper and then mix well with a fork
- Add the watercress and toss together
- Serve alongside the bubbling gratinated soups
For the Croutes
- Preheat drawer 1 of the Air fryer to Bake at 320°F and drawer 2 to Reheat at 285°F for 6 minutes.
- Cut 2x
2cm thick slices from the baguette. - Fill 2 ramekins with the chilled soup.
- Once preheated, toast the baguette slices and reheat the soup in the ramekins at the same time
- Remove the toasted bread slices from the Air fryer and lay one slice of toast on top of each soup ramekin
- Generously grate over the gruyere cheese
- Replace the drawer into the Air fryer, set Air fryer to Grill at 390°F for 3 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbling
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