French Onion Soup

Ingredients

• 3 medium onions
• 2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 stock cube
• 2 cups water
• About 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 cup cooking cream
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 4 slices toast, crusts removed, cut into squares

Method

1. Slice the onions.
2. In a pot, cook the butter and oil with the onions until soft.
3. Add the flour and stir.
4. Add the 2 cups water with the stock cube, salt and black pepper and simmer for half an hour, stirring now and then. Once thickened, add the cream and check the seasoning.
5. Ladle into oven-safe bowls, top each with oven-toasted bread squares and mozzarella, and bake until the cheese melts and browns lightly. Serve hot.