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Onion soup with cheese and pepper croutons

Onion soup with kaşar cheese and chili croutons

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A Turkish soup: finely chopped onions simmered in butter, mixed with flour and soaked in meat broth, seasoned with nutmeg, and made smooth with kaşar chee…

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Recipe from Kutu, Vito Genovese, Yoyomidesu and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Turkish onion soup is thickened with flour and enriched with kaşar, a mild cow’s milk cheese similar to Cheddar. It is complemented by crispy, butter-fried bread croutons seasoned with Aleppo pepper.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.29 $1.07 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.63
  • $0.37
  • $0.06
  • $0.05
  • $2.78
  • $0.27
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the grated onion in a saucepan with half of the butter and oil, and cook for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned.
  2. Add the flour and cook until the raw flour smell disappears. ≈ 3 min
  3. Pour the in the broth and stir until the soup thickens.
  4. Bring to a boil, then add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and cook for about 10 minutes.
  5. Add the grated kaşar cheese and remove from the heat as soon as it starts to thicken. ≈ 3 min
  6. While you’re doing that, heat the remaining butter in a small frying pan with the chili pepper, and use it to brown the bread cubes.
  7. Garnish the soup with croutons and serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Onion soup with kaşar cheese and chili croutons

  • 3 finely grated onions$0.63
  • 40 g of butter$0.37
  • 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil$0.06
  • 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
  • 1 litre of meat broth$2.78
  • salt, black pepper$0.27
  • 1 teaspoon of Aleppo chili flakes (pul biber)$0.13

Total$4.29

that's $1.07 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 finely grated onions
  • 40 g of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 litre of meat broth
  • salt, black pepper
  • A pinch of grated nutmeg
  • 100 g of grated cheese (or mild Cheddar cheese)
  • 2 slices of stale bread, cut into cubes
  • 1 teaspoon of Aleppo chili flakes (pul biber)

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