Recipe: Tasty French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup. 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). Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. French onion soup gets its rich flavor and color from the cooking of the onions.

French Onion Soup is probably one of the most epic soups in this whole wide world. And yet, the soup itself is made with very few core ingredients: butter, onions, flour and stock/broth. Melt butter in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. You can have French Onion Soup using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of French Onion Soup

1. Prepare 4 Tbsp of butter.
2. It's 4 Tbsp of olive oil.
3. It's 7 cups of sliced onions (about 7 medium onions).
4. Prepare 3 Tbsp of flour.
5. You need 8 cups of beef broth (I use 8 cups water and 8 packets beef bovril).
6. Prepare 1 clove of garlic sliced.
7. It's 1 tsp of sugar.
8. It's 1 cup of dry white wine.
9. Prepare 1 stick of French bread sliced into 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick pieces.
10. It's of Swiss gruyere or mozzarella cheese (thinly sliced or grated).

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. This soup traditionally is made with beef stock, though sometimes a good beef stock can be hard to come by and expensive to make.

French Onion Soup instructions

1. Melt butter in large sauce pan then add 2 Tbsp olive oil..
2. Stir in onions, garlic and sugar..
3. Cook uncovered over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally for 20 to 30 minutes or until onions are golden brown..
4. Sprinkle flour over onions and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly..
5. Add beef stock and wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for another 30 to 40 minutes..
6. While the soup simmers, prepare the bread..
7. Brush bread slices lightly with remaining olive oil on both sides and put on pan in 350 degree oven. Lightly toast each side (turn part way)..
8. Ladle soup into individual oven proof bowls and top with 2 or 3 slices of French bread followed by the cheese..
9. Put oven proof bowls on a baking pan and bake in 350 degree for 10 to 20 minutes until cheese is melted..
10. Enjoy!.

Meanwhile, lightly toast bread under a broiler; set aside. Ladle hot soup into six ovenproof bowls. Arrange the bowls on a baking pan. 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!.