French Onion Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 Onions, small to medium sliced
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 Garlic Cloves crushed
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 3 tbsp Flour
- 8 cups Beef Broth
- 1 tsp Thyme Sprigs
- 16 oz Dry Vermouth
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 French Baguette sliced
- ½ lb Gruyère cheese grated
Slice Onions into thin pieces.
Place in a stockpot with Garlic and Olive Oil. Stir the Onions intermittently until they start to soften.
Combine the Flour and butter, then place them into the pot. Combining the flour and butter with a fork helps prevent the flour from clumping. Stir until the onions have caramelized and thickened.
Add the beef broth, thyme and vermouth. Let simmer on the stove for 20 minutes. Add Salt and Pepper to taste.
Right before serving, place soup in oven-proof crocks. Place a slice of bread in each dish, then top off with a handful of Gruyère Swiss Cheese. Place the soup in the broiler to melt the cheese.
When the air turns crisp, the very first soup I crave is French Onion Soup. For me, it’s the ultimate test of a restaurant. If they can’t get this simple, classic dish right, chances are I won’t be coming back.
Years ago, we went to a local restaurant that served what I can only describe as a “deconstructed” French onion soup. It was so comically bad that just remembering it still makes us laugh. Lesson learned: you don’t need to reinvent the wheel—just keep it classic.
Pair it with a cheese and ham panini, or go French all the way with a baguette and a bottle of wine. (If you used some of that wine in the soup, well… you’ll just have to open another bottle. No judgment here!)
And a little kitchen truth: lighting a candle while chopping onions does NOT stop the tears. Lies. All lies. Your eyes will water, and there’s nothing you can do about it—unless you’re brave enough to wear goggles. My advice? Just embrace it. It’s worth it in the end.
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