Soupe à l'Oignon & Croque Monsieur (French)

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RECIPE DATA

TITLE: Soupe à l'Oignon & Croque Monsieur (French)
SERVES: 6
PREP: 20 min
TOTAL: 75 min

INGREDIENTS
1.2 kg (about 8 medium onions) brown onions, halved
80 g (about ⅓ cup) butter
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
4 thyme sprigs + 2 bay leaves
1 tbsp plain flour
½ cup (125 ml) dry white wine
5 cups (1.25 L) beef bone broth
1 tbsp Cognac (optional, savoury)
200 g (about 2 cups grated) Gruyère
8 slices sourdough or baguette
40 g (about 2¼ tbsp) butter + 40 g (about ¼ cup) flour + 1½ cups (375 ml) milk (béchamel)
200 g (about 1⅓ cups diced) ham off the bone
1 tbsp Dijon

STEPS
1. Grate 200 g (about 2 cups grated) Gruyère in the bowl. Set aside.
TM SETTINGS: 10 sec / speed 8
2. Add 600 g (about 4 medium onions) onion (half). Slice coarsely, repeat with the rest; keep all 1.2 kg (about 8 medium onions) in the bowl.
TM SETTINGS: RAW SETTING: 3 sec/speed 4 each
3. Add 80 g (about ⅓ cup) butter, 4 garlic, 1 tsp salt. Caramelise with the simmering basket on the lid, stirring down every 10 min, until deep brown.
TM SETTINGS: 40 min / 120°C / speed 1 / reverse
4. Add 1 tbsp flour, ½ cup (125 ml) wine, 5 cups (1.25 L) broth, thyme, bay, Cognac. Simmer.
TM SETTINGS: 20 min / 100°C / speed soft / reverse
5. Ladle into ovenproof bowls, top with toast and Gruyère, grill until bubbling.
6. Croque: make béchamel in the rinsed bowl (40 g (about 2¼ tbsp) butter, 40 g (about ¼ cup) flour, 1½ cups / 375 ml milk, nutmeg). Spread Dijon, ham, Gruyère between bread, top with béchamel + cheese, bake 10 min/200°C then grill.
TM SETTINGS: 7 min / 90°C / speed 4
7. Portion & store: makes ~6 adult portions (~350 ml soup + ½ croque); a kid portion is half. Soup: 2 × 4-portion containers. Fridge 4 days (soup); freezer 3 months (soup only).

NOTES
Portion size: ~350 ml soup + ½ croque
Batch note: Soup is a full bowl; croque made fresh.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.
Fridge life: 4 days (soup)
Freezer life: 3 months (soup only)

SOURCE: https://thermomix-workbook.pages.dev/recipes/soupe-a-l-oignon-croque-monsieur/