Brown Onion Soup With Toasted Bread

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fat
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 pint stock
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
• bread, cut into finger lengths and toasted

Method

1. 1 Melt fat in a pot and fry the onion until brown.
2. 2 Add flour and brown well.
3. 3 Pour in stock, bring to a simmer, and cook for five minutes.
4. 4 Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. 5 Strain the soup into a tureen and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
6. 6 Serve with toasted bread fingers.