French Onion Soup
Servings
8 bowls
Prep time
3
hoursCooking time
10
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
4
hours10
minutesIngredients
5 large onions, I use Vidalia
2 Tablespoon of butter
8 cups rich beef stock
1/4 cup red wine
4 Bay leaves
3 Sprigs of fresh thyme
Crouton for the top (I use toasted baguette)
Lots of Swiss cheese (gruyere is amazing)
Directions
- Peel and slice your onions
- In a large pot with butter, on LOW, slowly reduce your onions (2 hours+)
- Make sure they are nice and caramelized, take your time
- Deglaze pot with red wine
- Add Stock and herbs
- Cover and simmer one hour
- Turn on oven broiler to High
- Ladle into Soup Bowls
- Place crouton on top and load up with cheese.
- Add more cheese
- Into the broiler till the cheese is melted and bubbling
- Let sit for 10 minutes
- Garnish with fresh thyme or chives
