Onion And Barley Soup With Swiss Cheese Flan

Serves: 3

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

55

Sweetness

44

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Butter

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

1 cup

Pearl Barley

3 tbsps

Sherry (dry)

8 cups

Chicken Stock

3 large

Egg

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

For soup: Melt butter with oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat

2

Add onions; sauté until caramelized, about 20 minutes

3

Add barley and Sherry; cook 30 seconds

4

Add chicken stock and thyme

5

Bring to boil

6

Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes

7

Season with salt and pepper

8

Discard thyme

9

(Can be made 1 day ahead

10

Cool, cover, and chill

11

Bring to simmer before serving

12

) Melt butter with oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat

13

Add onions; sauté until caramelized, about 20 minutes

14

Add barley and Sherry; cook 30 seconds

15

Add chicken stock and thyme

16

Bring to boil

17

Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes

18

Season with salt and pepper

19

Discard thyme

20

(Can be made 1 day ahead

21

Cool, cover, and chill

22

Bring to simmer before serving

23

) For flans: Preheat oven to 300°F

24

Place six 3/4-cup custard cups or soufflé dishes in baking pan

25

Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat

26

Add onions; sauté until tender but not brown, about 8 minutes

27

Cool slightly; transfer to blender

28

Add cream, eggs, salt, and pepper; blend until smooth

29

Stir in cheese

30

Divide custard among prepared cups

31

Fill pan with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of cups

32

Bake flans until centers are softly set, about 30 minutes

33

Cool flans 10 minutes in pan

34

Cut around flans to loosen; turn out each in center of soup bowl

35

Ladle soup around flans and serve

36

Preheat oven to 300°F

37

Place six 3/4-cup custard cups or soufflé dishes in baking pan

38

Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat

39

Add onions; sauté until tender but not brown, about 8 minutes

40

Cool slightly; transfer to blender

41

Add cream, eggs, salt, and pepper; blend until smooth

42

Stir in cheese

43

Divide custard among prepared cups

44

Fill pan with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of cups

45

Bake flans until centers are softly set, about 30 minutes

46

Cool flans 10 minutes in pan

47

Cut around flans to loosen; turn out each in center of soup bowl

48

Ladle soup around flans and serve