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Stay warm with this GREAT French onion soup! With beef stock base, slow-cooked caramelized onions, French bread, gruyere and Parmesan cheese. French onion soup (French: soupe à l'oignon [sup a lɔɲɔ̃]) is a type of soup usually based on meat stock and onions, and often served gratinéed with croutons or a larger piece of bread covered with cheese floating on top. Look, French Onion Soup a challenging soup to eat: chunks of chewy cheese and soggy bread floating on top.but it's supposed to be that way.
French Onion Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. French Onion Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook french onion soup using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make French Onion Soup:
- Make ready unsalted butter
- Get onions, sliced
- Make ready garlic cloves, chopped
- Take bay leaves
- Get fresh thyme sprigs
- Make ready Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Prepare red wine, about 1/2 bottle
- Prepare heaping Tbsp all-purpose flour
- Make ready beef broth
- Take baguette, sliced
- Get grated Gruyere
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Steps to make French Onion Soup:
- Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, about 25 minutes. Add the wine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated and the onions are dry, about 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
- Dust the onions with the flour and give them a stir. Turn the heat down to medium low so the flour doesn't burn, and cook for 10 minutes.
- When you're ready to eat, preheat the broiler. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the slices with the Gruyere and broil until bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.
- Alternative method: Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with 2 slices of bread and top with cheese. Put the bowls into the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.
No problem, French Guy Cooking to the rescue. Sweet onions, melted cheese and finished with a gnarly top. Making truly authentic French Onion Soup is easier than you think! This wonderful, simple and flavorful soup is the perfect warm dish for winter! French onion soup is one of my favorite comfort foods.
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