French Onion Soup
6 portions
75mThis recipe takes a little bit of time, but you won't be disappointed in the flavors that these slowly caramelized onions create.
What you will need
Soup Base
6 Yellow Onions
6 Tbsp Butter
2 cloves Garlic
2 stems Fresh Thyme
1/2 tsp Salt
3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 quarts beef broth
2 bay leaves
3/4 cup red wine
Cheese toast
1 Baguette
.25 lbs Gruyere cheese
1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan
(Nutritional facts 206 calories, 15.16 g fat, 7.64 g carbohydrates, 6.88 g protein, 24 mg cholesterol, 1234 mg sodium)How to cook
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Gather all ingredients.
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Portion your ingredients, slice the bread into diagonal slices, and grate the cheese.
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Cut the stem and root off of each onion and then cut in half.
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Cut each half into halves again and slice across to create thin half moons of onion.
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Roughly dice the garlic.
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Over medium heat, add butter, garlic and onions to the pot.
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Once the onions are in the pot, add the thyme and bay leaves whole, as well as the salt and pepper.
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Add the lid so that the onions begin to steam and reduce in size. This will take about 8-10 mins to reduce to half the size.
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The onions will have let off a lot of liquid that you will need to boil off. Stir every 5 mins for about 30 minutes, until the onions are nicely browned.
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Once the onions are nicely caramelized, add the red wine. Let the wine simmer in the pot for about 5 minutes to let the alcohol boil off. The onions will become slightly drier now. Remove the thyme stems and bay leaves as well.
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Dust the onions with the flour and stir to incorporate. Cook off the raw flour flavor for about 10 minutes.
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Add the water and beef bullion if you are using Better than Bullion. Or, add 8 cups prepared beef stock. Continue to simmer while you prepare the cheesy toasts.
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While your soup is simmering, put the baguette slices on a prepared baking pan with foil (to make cleanup easier), and pile on a few tablespoons of gruyere, and about another tablespoon of parmesan per slice. It is ok if the cheese is overflowing a bit, this just makes nice crispy cheese edges.
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Put the toasts under the broiler in the oven with the door open for about 3 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and bubbly, and the toasts are crisp.
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Add the toasts to the top of your bowls of soup!
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