Collapsed Market Soup
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TypeStarter
Serves4 people
DateOctober 12, 2026
Comforting onion soup under a collapsed roof of baguette and cheese, as a tribute to the destroyed Parisian market.
A steaming French onion soup in a large dish, topped with broken baguette slices and melted cheese forming the collapsed metal market roof. The bread sinks at angles, evoking the caved-in structure. Comforting, warm, and a nod to the Paris disaster.
Ingredients
- 6 large onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50 g butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 liter beef stock
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 slices baguette
- 150 g grated Gruyère
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Slice the onions into half rings and finely chop the garlic.
- Heat butter and oil in a large pan. Cook onions on low heat for 20 minutes until golden and soft.
- Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
- Deglaze with white wine, let simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add stock and bay leaf. Simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaf.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (grill setting).
- Pour the soup into a large, shallow oven dish.
- Cover the top with baguette slices, some at angles and some broken, to resemble a collapsed roof.
- Generously sprinkle with Gruyère.
- Grill for 8 minutes until the bread is golden and the cheese is melted.
Serving notes
- Serve straight from the dish so everyone can break off pieces of 'roof'.
- Optionally garnish with fresh parsley for color.