Cabbage Soup Gratinée (French onion soup-style)
Cabbage Soup Gratinée (French onion soup-style)
Ingredients
- 1 onion, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) butter
- 5 cups (1.25 litres) coarsely chopped Savoy cabbage
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) flour
- 1 cup (250 ml) white wine
- 5 cups (1.25 litres) beef or chicken broth
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 slices bread, toasted and trimmed to fit inside the soup bowls
- 2 cups (500 ml) grated cheddar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat, brown the onion and garlic in 30 ml (2 tablespoons) butter.
- Add the remaining butter and the cabbage. Continue cooking 20 minutes, stirring often. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the flour on the cabbage and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the wine and bring to a boil while stirring. Add the broth, cloves and bay leaf and return to a boil. Cover, lower the heat and simmer gently until the cabbage is tender, about 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning. Remove the bay leaf.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Ladle the soup into 4 ovenproof bowls. Place a slice of toasted bread in the centre of each bowl and cover with cheese. Broil until the cheese melts and begins to bubble.
Cabbage Soup Gratinée (French onion soup-style)