Soups Recipes - Floating Island Soup

Ingredients

• 4 large onions, roughly chopped

• 40 g/1 1/2 oz/3 tbsp butter

• 900 ml/1 1/2pts/3 3/4 cups beef stock

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup long-grain rice

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp water

• 4 slices French bread, toasted

• 100 g/4 oz Gruyere (Swiss) cheese, grated

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Method:

1. Fry (sauté) the onions gently in the butter for 5 minutes, stirring until soft, then turn up the heat and fry for a further 4 minutes or so until the onions are golden brown, stirring all the time.

2. Add the stock, rice and a little salt and pepper, bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

3. Blend the corn flour with the water. Stir into the soup and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Ladle into four flameproof soup bowls.

4. Top each with a piece of toasted French bread and cover with the cheese. Place until a hot grill (broiler) until the cheese melts and bubbles. Serve straight away.