Onion soup. Though I love French onion soup, this twist with beef short ribs adds great beef flavor and is a bit more hearty! Ladle soup into oven safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each (bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer). But wait, why is onion soup considered such a French classic today?
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.
You can have Onion soup using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Onion soup
- You need 2 of onion.
- It's 2-3 of garlics.
- It's 500-700 ml of Chicken/ beef stock.
- You need of Salt.
- It's of Sugar.
- You need of Pepper.
Melt butter in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Place soup pot into the oven with the lid slightly ajar to ensure the onions will brown. There are two essential components of a good French onion soup. Your soup will only be as good as the stock you are using.
Onion soup step by step
- Put the onion and garlics into the pan with medium low heat. Keep stir frying until it become transparent. (8-10 minutes).
- Add salt and pepper, and keep stir frying..
- Put in sugar when the onion become caramelised. Keep stirring until it become gold in color.
- Put the chicken stock (beef stock is also okay). Turn to low heat and keep boiling for 40 mins (or more).
This soup traditionally is made with beef stock, though sometimes a good beef stock can be hard to come by and expensive to make. If you use boxed stock, taste it first! French Onion Soup is a classic soup recipe for good reason! Sweet caramelized onions are simmered in a rich beefy broth to create a soup base that is loved by everyone!. Add to pot: Add flour and cook for a couple more minutes.