French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 8 slices toasted French bread; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 355 milliliters grated Swiss Gruyere with a little grated Parmesan cheese; 4 servings Olive oil; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 0 teaspoons sugar; 0 teaspoons dry thyme; 118 milliliters dry vermouth or dry white wine; 6 larges red or yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced root to stem (see How to Slice an Onion); 2 liters beef stock, chicken stock, or a combination of the two (traditionally the soup is made with beef stock)

French Onion Soup might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe makes 4 servings with 792 calories, 32g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sugar, thyme, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the french bread you could follow this main course with the French Bread Pudding as a dessert. Several people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It will be a hit at your Autumn event.

Instructions

1 In a large saucepan, sauté the onions in the olive oil on medium high heat until well browned, but not burned, about 30-40 minutes (or longer).

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Add the sugar about 10 minutes into the process to help with the carmelization.2

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Sugar

Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add the stock, vermouth or wine, bay leaf, and thyme. Cover partially and simmer until the flavors are well blended, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard the bay leaf.3 To serve you can either use individual oven-proof soup bowls or one large casserole dish. Ladle the soup into the bowls or casserole dish. Cover with the toast and sprinkle with cheese. Put into the broiler for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F, or until the cheese bubbles and is slightly browned.

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Salt And Pepper