Spanish Onion Soup
4 servings
30 minutes
Spanish onion soup is an exquisite blend of simple ingredients and refined flavor. This recipe has roots in traditional peasant dishes where onion, accessible and aromatic, played a key role in nutrition. The tender, slightly sweet taste of caramelized onions enhanced by meat broth and cream creates a warming and enveloping effect. Fried flour adds thickness while whipped yolks with cream provide a velvety texture. Light spicy notes of salt, pepper, and sugar balance the flavor, while fresh herbs complete the composition with delicate freshness. This soup is perfect for a hearty dinner on a cool evening or a cozy family lunch, reminiscent of Spain's rich gastronomic traditions.
1
Boil the onion in part of the broth and blend it. Combine with the broth and bring to a boil.
- Onion: 5 head
- Meat broth: 1 l
2
Fry the flour in butter with salt, sugar, and pepper, add broth and mix thoroughly. Add to the soup and stir.
- Wheat flour: 2 tablespoons
- Butter: 50 g
- Salt: to taste
- Sugar: 1 tablespoon
- Ground black pepper: to taste
3
Separate the yolks from the whites, beat with cream, and pour into the soup while stirring constantly.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Cream: 1 glass
4
Sprinkle with chopped greens.