Classic Fall French Onion Soup
From mrcooksalot 4 years agoIngredients
- INGREDIENTS: shopping list
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter shopping list
- 3 pounds (about 5 medium) sweet onions, sliced shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1/2 Bottle of Red Wine shopping list
- 6 cups beef stock shopping list
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar shopping list
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste shopping list
- 12 (3/4-inch-thick) French baguette slices shopping list
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese shopping list
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese shopping list
- DIRECTIONS: shopping list
- Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring often, until deep golden brown and caramelized, about 30-40 minutes.* Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. shopping list
- Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the stockpot. shopping list
- Stir in beef stock, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, about 15-20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. shopping list
- Stir in white wine vinegar; season with salt and pepper, to taste. shopping list
- Preheat oven to broil. shopping list
- Place baguette slices onto a baking sheet. Place into oven and broil until golden brown on both sides, about 1-2 minutes per side; set aside. shopping list
- Divide soup into ramekins or ovenproof bowls. Place onto a baking sheet. Top with baguette slices to cover the surface of the soup completely; sprinkle with cheeses. Place into oven and broil until golden brown and cheeses have melted; about 2 minutes. shopping list
- Serve immediately. shopping list
- NOTES: shopping list
- *If the onions begin to burn on the bottom of the pot, reduce heat slightly and stir in 1/4 cup water. shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring often, until deep golden brown and caramelized, about 30-40 minutes.* Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the stockpot.
- Stir in beef stock, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, about 15-20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves.
- Stir in white wine vinegar; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Preheat oven to broil.
- Place baguette slices onto a baking sheet. Place into oven and broil until golden brown on both sides, about 1-2 minutes per side; set aside.
- Divide soup into ramekins or ovenproof bowls. Place onto a baking sheet. Top with baguette slices to cover the surface of the soup completely; sprinkle with cheeses. Place into oven and broil until golden brown and cheeses have melted; about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
- NOTES:
- *If the onions begin to burn on the bottom of the pot, reduce heat slightly and stir in 1/4 cup water.
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