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Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Award-winning French Onion Soup

 ·  ☕ 4 min read  ·  ✍️ Roger Peters
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French Onion Soup

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, french onion soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

French Onion Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. French Onion Soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Melt the butter in a very large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Most French onion soup recipes call for beef stock, but substituting mushroom broth instead creates a surprisingly rich soup, full on flavor - without the meat. Could become a staple recipe in vegetarian or meat-loving households!

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook french onion soup using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make French Onion Soup:
  1. Make ready 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  2. Get 4 onions, sliced
  3. Get 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  4. Prepare 2 bay leaves
  5. Make ready 2 fresh thyme sprigs
  6. Make ready Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  7. Make ready 1 cup red wine, about 1/2 bottle
  8. Take 3 heaping Tbsp all-purpose flour
  9. Take 2 quarts beef broth
  10. Prepare 1 baguette, sliced
  11. Take 1/2 pound grated Gruyere

French onion soup feeds the soul on a cold day, and now you can enjoy it at the best restaurant on the block: your place. Our classic recipe turns a lazy Sunday into a long-simmering affair. Set yourself up for maximum coziness and serve it bubbling hot. French onion soup gets its rich flavor and color from the cooking of the onions.

Steps to make French Onion Soup:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.
  5. 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.

Set yourself up for maximum coziness and serve it bubbling hot. French onion soup gets its rich flavor and color from the cooking of the onions. While they simmer, the flavors become intense, making this soup a savory delight. French onion soup is a perfect comfort-food dinner, served with a side of bread for dipping and topped with a decadent layer of cheese. Add the onions and toss to coat with the olive oil.

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