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31st July 2010
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 French Onion Soup Recipe from the Languedoc CévennesCelebrating local gourmet Onions!French onion soup from the Cévennes is perhaps not everyone's immediate favourite dish. But have you actually tried it?! No? well, by all accounts it does get cold up in the Cévennes and this is what they eat to warm themselves up and keep going until the summer comes back round. If it works for them, it could help us through a cold winter too...here we serve you another marvellous French Entrée! SWEET ONION SOUP FROM THE CEVENNES Onion soup is a traditional dish served on evenings after summer and winter festivals, because it is light and nutritional. Here is a regional recipe for four people. Ingredients 10 sweet Cévennes onions 1 litre water 2 tablespoons olive oil 125g grated Gruyère salt, pepper, pink peppercorns 4 slices of stale bread Instructions Peel and dice the onions. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until slightly golden. Meanwhile, bring the water to boil with a pinch of salt. When the onions are very golden, add the water and leave to cook on a gentle heat for 15-20 minutes. Season to taste. Take four ovenproof bowls and place the slices of bread in them, and the grated cheese on top of the bread. Pour the soup into the bowls and place under the grill for a few minutes. Serve and enjoy! The sweet onion from the Cévennes was awarded an AOC in 2003, and is the pride of the area. Perfectly white, their taste is unique, both fruity and slightly peppery. The bulbs are cultivated by hand following age-old traditions on sandy slopes of the Cévennes. You can find them in the markets from August. They can be eaten raw as well as cooked or grilled. Look for bulbs with stems that are well attached. If the stem is too dry the bulb is already quite ripe. Onions are good for your health! Rich in phosphorous, the Cévennes onion enhances intellectual activity, and the sulphur content gives it antiseptic qualities. It also contains vitamins A, B, and C, iron, potassium and iodine. If you eat it raw at the beginning of a meal, it increases your appetite. These onions have been included in diets for medicinal purposes for decades. Helen Jennings Food and Wine Languedoc Home Page |
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