French onion soup Instant Pot IP. A helpful introduction explains the basics of Instant Pot® cooking along with creative tips and tricks that will make meal preparation a snap.. I really didn't believe that a recipe with so few ingredients could deliver a good french onion soup. Using the dry sherry made the difference.
This soup can be either a main dish or a side dish. I like to serve it with Oven Baked Chicken Thighs, Pasta with Basil Pesto, or Pot Roast. French onion soup is a comforting lunch or dinner soup. You can cook French onion soup Instant Pot IP using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of French onion soup Instant Pot IP
- You need 6 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
- It's 2 of yellow onions chopped.
- Prepare 2 of red onions chopped.
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
- You need 2 cups of white wine.
- Prepare 4 cups of beef broth.
- You need 4 of thyme sprigs.
- It's 2 of bay leaves.
- You need 1 TSP of kosher salt.
- You need 4 of garlic cloves minced (garlic lovers 8 cloves).
- You need 1 of baguette loaf.
- Prepare 4-6 slices of provolone cheese.
- Prepare of Garnishes.
- You need of Kosher Salt.
- Prepare of Fresh ground pepper.
- You need of Fresh parsley.
It's the perfect soup for a cold, snowy or rainy day, or serve it as a dinner party first course or appetizer. Using the Instant Pot, the onions are caramelized quickly and require very little hands-on attention. And if you have a food processor with a slicing disc, prep is a breeze. Make sure they aren't too firm or too mushy!
French onion soup Instant Pot IP step by step
- Melt butter in pressure cooker over medium saute setting..
- Add onions and baking soda until onions soften slightly and start to release liquid. Around 3 minutes..
- Seal pressure cooker and cook at high pressure for 20 minutes. No need to add liquid. The onions will release all the liquid needed. When finished quick release the pressure. Remove lid..
- Drain liquid then on high/more saute setting, continue to stir the onions till all the onions are sticky and brown..
- Add broth, white wine, salt, and garlic stirring and scraping bottom of the pot to remove any bits that may be stuck to bottom of the pot. Add thyme and bay leaves..
- Reseal instant pot and cook at high pressure for 10 minutes. When beeper sounds do a quick release of the pressure. Remove lid..
- Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Preheat oven to broil. Cut the baguette into 1 to 1 1/2 inch pieces...
- Ladle soup into oven safe bowls leaving room for the baguette on top. Add pieces of baguette (2 or 3) on top of soup. Cover with a slice of provolone cheese..
- Place bowl in oven and cook with oven door cracked until cheese is melted..
- Remove from oven. sprinkle salt, pepper, and parsley over the top..
- Enjoy!!.
Instant Pot French Onion Soup is the ultimate soup. Rich beef broth, sweet caramelized onions, fresh herbs, and gooey melted cheese come together making the most amazing classic French recipe ever! Made easy in a pressure cooker and with a lower carb and keto option - everyone can enjoy this cozy comfort food! Instant Pot French Onion Soup French Onion soup is one of my favorite kinds of soup and I always love trying different variations. I like that this one saves a lot of time but the flavor and deep color is unfortunately lacking.