Recipe of the Week – French Onion Soup
January 13, 2010
(From the Soup Collection at emealsforyou.com)
French Onion Soup
It’s still cold, very cold, here in the Midwest. I am staying with my soup theme. What could be better than a steamy bowl of onion soup to warm you after a tough day. This basic and yet terrifically comforting soup is easy to make. A little pre-planning may be necessary to have the bowls or bowl available that may be used in the oven. You can make individual bowls or just one big one; but then there may be fights over who gets the most cheese and bread.
What sets this soup off from many others is the crusty bread that soaks in the tasty broth; and then there is the cheese; gooey, stringy, melted cheese. A popular hit in many bistros why not try this at home and see how the oohs and ahhhs stack up.
French Onion Soup
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Soups |
| Meal: | other (General) |
| 8 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 4 | large | onions, sliced |
| 2 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 3 | medium | bay leaves, whole dried |
| 1 | Tb | thyme, fresh |
| 1 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
| 1 | cup | wine, dry red |
| 3 | Tb | flour |
| 4 | 14 oz. can | beef broth |
| 1 | medium | baguette |
| 0.5 | lb | cheese, Gruyere |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt to taste |
Melt butter in a large pot or saute pan; add onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and pepper and saute until onions are caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add the wine and reduce, remove bay leaves. Sprinkle flour over onions and cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Add broth and simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt to taste. To serve pour soup into oven-proof bowls, place slices of the baguette on top and cover with slices of the cheese. Place under broiler until cheese is bubbly and golden. Watch carefully as the cheese will color rapidly.
Entry Filed under: Soups. Tags: baked cheese, French onion soup, hot soup, Meal Planning, onion soup, onions, soup, warm lunch.
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