213. Onion Soup Maigre

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (7)

six large onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a quarter of a pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a tablespoonful of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
rather better than a quart of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a spoonful of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a little sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
a liaison

Instructions (8)

Peel and cut six large onions into small dice.
Put them into a stewpan, with a quarter of a pound of butter.
Place them over the fire until well fried.
When well mix in a tablespoonful of flour, and rather better than a quart of water.
Boil until the onions are quite tender.
Season with a spoonful of salt and a little sugar.
Finish with a liaison.
Serve as in the last.

Original Text

213. Onion Soup Maigre.—Peel and cut six large onions into small dice, put them into a stewpan, with a quarter of a pound of butter, place them over the fire until well fried, when well mix in a tablespoonful of flour, and rather better than a quart of water; boil until the onions are quite tender, season with a spoonful of salt and a little sugar; finish with a liaison, and serve as in the last.

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