Soğan çorbası, Turkish onion soup with Gruyère

Soğan çorbası, Turkish onion soup with Gruyère

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Finely chopped and sautéed onions in oil, mixed with flour, cooked for 30 minutes in broth with a spice packet, and then served in a bowl with grilled bre…

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The Turkish version of onion soup: simple and comforting, with a slice of toasted bread and melted cheese.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpot, oven
  • Estimated cost$6.36 $1.59 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.83
  • $0.02
  • $0.19
  • $3.34
  • $0.03
  • $1.95

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onions and sauté them in the oil for 5 minutes over medium heat, without burning them.
  2. Add the flour and mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the salt, broth, and spice packet, and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove the spice packet. ≈ 3 min
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The bill

Soğan çorbası, Turkish onion soup with Gruyère

  • 4 large onions$0.83
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil$0.19
  • 1.2 liters of meat broth$3.34
  • salt and black pepper$0.03
  • 4 tablespoons of grated Gruyère cheese$1.95

Total$6.36

that's $1.59 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 large onions
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil
  • 1.2 liters of meat broth
  • 1 packet of spices (bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns)
  • salt and black pepper
  • 4 slices of toasted bread
  • 4 tablespoons of grated Gruyère cheese

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