Warm Up Your Winter With Irish-Style Onion Soup From 'The Official Guinness Cookbook'

Guinness Draught Onion Soup with Irish Cheddar Toast, a dark, malty spin on classic onion soup, adapted from The Official Guinness Cookbook by Caroline Hennessy, will warm up the chilliest winter evening. “This is a great dish to make in advance, as the flavors improve overnight,” says Hennessy. We agree!

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Guinness Draught Onion Soup with Irish Cheddar Toast Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp butter

• 4 onions (about 1½ lbs), thinly sliced

• Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

• 1 quart beef stock

• 1 cup Guinness Draught Stout

• Dash Irish whiskey (optional)

• 4 thick slices baguette

• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

• 1 cup grated Irish cheddar cheese

1. In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low, melt butter. Add onions; season well with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, 1 hour or until onions are soft, sticky and deep brown. Stir in flour and thyme. Cook, stirring 3–4 minutes.

2. Whisk in stock and stout. Increase heat to medium-high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 1 hour. Stir in whiskey, if using; season with salt and pepper to taste. (Make soup up to 2 days ahead; cool and refrigerate.)

3. Preheat broiler to high.

4. Spread baguette slices with mustard. Ladle soup into 4 ovenproof bowls. Top each with 1 slice baguette. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Broil 4–5 minutes or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted and bubbling. Serve immediately.