Recipe/Directions for Onion Soup - Kikkoman Corporation

Slowly saute the onions for deep flavor.

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Calories: 201kcal

Sodium: 0.9g

Nutrition facts are for one serving.

Ingredients(Servings: 2)

onion: 1 bulb

baguette: 2 slices

butter: 2 Tbsp

Kikkoman Soy Sauce: 1 tsp

pepper: a dash

powdered cheese: 2 Tbsp

(A)Bouillon

soup stock: 1 cube

boiled water: 400 ml (13.5 fl. oz.)

Directions

Toast the baguette slices in a toaster oven.
Thinly slice the onion, then place in a lidded heat-safe container with 1 Tbsp of butter on top. Seal with the lid and microwave for 5 minutes (600W).
Melt 1 Tbsp of butter in a fry pan and saute (2) at high-medium heat for 5 minutes. Once the cooking liquids have boiled off, turn the heat to low and continue to saute for about 10 more minutes until browned.
Mix together and dissolve (A), add to (3) a little at a time, then adjust the flavor with the soy sauce and pepper.
Pour (4) into an oven-safe container, gently float (1) on top, sprinkle on the cheese and toast in a toaster oven for 3 to 4 minutes until the cheese melts.

Checkpoints

Thinly sliced onion

[Thinly sliced along the grain]
Cut the onion with its outer skin removed vertically in two. Then insert the knife in a V-shape to remove the stems, and thinly slice cut-side down vertically along the grain from end to end. This cutting method is often used for sautéing or boiling.

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[Thinly sliced against the grain]
Cut the onion with its outer skin removed vertically in two. Then insert the knife in a V-shape to remove the stems, and thinly slice cut-side down at right angles to the grain from end to end. This cutting method is recommended for raw consumption.