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Belgian onion soup, gratinated with port wine

Belgian onion soup, gratinated with port wine

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A fragrant Belgian onion soup flavored with port wine, served with a toasted bread slice topped with melted cheese and crispy croutons. Serves 4.

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Recipe from ThePacker, Cadfaell, Juetho and 3 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Belgian onion soup is unique due to the addition of port wine. Each serving is topped with a toasted bread slice and melted cheese, alongside crispy croutons.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodgratin
  • Estimated cost$4.89 $1.22 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.05
  • $0.10
  • $0.37
  • $3.48
  • $0.71
  • $0.04
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Return to the original ingredients: garlic cloves and finely chopped onions, in the butter. Add the broth, season, and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
  2. Toast the bread, remove the crusts, and grate the cheese.
  3. Add the port to the soup, pour it into oven-safe ramekins, place a slice of bread in each ramekin, cover with cheese, and bake for 3-5 minutes under the broiler.
  4. Chop the crusts into small pieces, grill them, and serve them with the soup.

The bill

Belgian onion soup, gratinated with port wine

  • 1 clove of garlic$0.05
  • 70 grams of onion$0.10
  • 40 g of butter$0.37
  • 1.25 liters of meat broth$3.48
  • 10 cl of port wine$0.71
  • salt$0.04
  • pepper$0.14

Total$4.89

that's $1.22 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 70 grams of onion
  • 40 g of butter
  • 1.25 liters of meat broth
  • 4 slices of white bread
  • 200 g of hard cheese
  • 10 cl of port wine
  • salt
  • pepper

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