Creamy onion soup with apple and bacon

Name: Creamy onion soup with apple and bacon
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 chunky vegetable onion; 2 TABLESPOONS Butter; 1 TABLESPOON Flour; 200 g Whipped cream; 250 ml Cider; 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth (instant); 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper; 150 g streaky smoked bacon; 2 TABLESPOONS Sugar; 4 TABLESPOONS Balsamic vinegar; 1/2 bunch Chives; 1 Apples (e.g. Elstar)

AUTHOR
Arlie Wyatt

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

Nobody likes the fact that only 25 minutes were invested here! A shot of cider brings out the best in this hearty onion soup with apple and bacon.

COOK TIME
25 mins

TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 chunky vegetable onion
2 TABLESPOONS Butter
1 TABLESPOON Flour
200 g Whipped cream
250 ml Cider
1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth (instant)
7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
150 g streaky smoked bacon
2 TABLESPOONS Sugar
4 TABLESPOONS Balsamic vinegar
1/2 bunch Chives
1 Apples (e.g. Elstar)

Directions

1
Peel the onion. Dice approx. 3⁄4, cut the rest into strips. Heat butter. Sauté onion cubes briefly in it. Dust with flour, sweat briefly and deglaze with 1⁄2 l water, cream and cider. Bring to the boil, simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir in stock and season with salt and pepper.
2
In the meantime, cut the bacon into cubes and leave them crisp in a pan without fat. Take out and fry the onion rings in the bacon fat for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and caramelise briefly. Deglaze with vinegar.
3
Wash the chives, shake dry and cut into small rolls. Wash the apple and dice the pulp. Puree soup and serve with apple, bacon, onions and chives.