French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 2 h 55 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 12 slices 12 thin slices baguette; 4 bay leaves; 2 liters chicken stock; 1 bunches chopped chives; 170 grams dry sherry; 227 grams Gruyere, grated; 6 servings Kosher salt; 6 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 8 larges onions, thinly sliced from stem to root end; 1 bundle thyme

French Onion Soup might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 649 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. If you have gruyere, bay leaves, chives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the baguette you could follow this main course with the Baguette and Butter Pudding as a dessert. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Coat a large deep pot with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Pot

Add the onions and sprinkle generously with salt. Bring the pan to a medium heat. Stir the onions to coat with oil. Cover the pot and sweat for 15 to 20 minutes.

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Onion

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Cooking Oil

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Once the onions have gotten very soft and let off a lot of water, remove the lid and let the onions cook looooow and sloooooooooow. That's right low and slow to really develop their rich brown color and sweet flavor. There is no shortcut or rush for this, DO NOT TRY! Caramelized onions take a long time, about an hour, accept it and move on.

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Onion

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When the onions are very brown and have gotten considerably smaller, add the sherry and cook until the sherry has reduced by half.

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Onion

Sherry

Add the bay leaves, thyme bundle and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour. TASTE for seasoning, you probably will need to season with salt. If the stock reduces too much add water to keep the liquid level up- this IS a soup after all. When done, the soup should be thick and very full flavored. TASTE! You may need to resason, caramelized onions are very sweet and require a fair amount of salt.

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Caramelized Onions

Stock

Bay Leaves

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Thyme

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Soup

Toast or grill the baguette slices. Fill ovenproof crocks 3/4 of the way with the onion soup, float 2 toasts in each bowl and top with grated Gruyere.

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Onion Soup

Baguette