Ingredients for 6 servings

servings
  • 1 kg (2.2 lb) sweet Cevennes onions peeled and sliced, keeping the skins well
  • 1 veal bone or poultry carcass
  • 40 g (1.4 oz) cornmeal
  • 50 g (1.75 oz) salted butter
  • 2.5 l (2.6 qt) mineral water
  • thyme flowers and 3 bay leaves
  • coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 12 small baguette bread croutons (for 4 people)
  • 60 g (2.1 oz) freshly grated Gruyère