Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, french onion soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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French Onion Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. French Onion Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook french onion soup using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make French Onion Soup:
- Get 4 Tbsp butter
- Take 4 Tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 7 cups sliced onions (about 7 medium onions)
- Prepare 3 Tbsp flour
- Take 8 cups beef broth (I use 8 cups water and 8 packets beef bovril)
- Make ready 1 clove garlic sliced
- Prepare 1 tsp sugar
- Take 1 cup dry white wine
- Prepare 1 stick French bread sliced into 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick pieces
- Prepare Swiss gruyere or mozzarella cheese (thinly sliced or grated)
Remove the lid, sprinkle in the sugar and. Now served without the beef, the quality of the onions is crucial. You want both high acidity and high sugar levels to create a fully-flavoured soup. Add the flour and stir to coat the onions.
Instructions to make French Onion Soup:
- Melt butter in large sauce pan then add 2 Tbsp olive oil.
- Stir in onions, garlic and sugar.
- Cook uncovered over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally for 20 to 30 minutes or until onions are golden brown.
- Sprinkle flour over onions and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add beef stock and wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for another 30 to 40 minutes.
- While the soup simmers, prepare the bread.
- 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).
- Ladle soup into individual oven proof bowls and top with 2 or 3 slices of French bread followed by the cheese.
- Put oven proof bowls on a baking pan and bake in 350 degree for 10 to 20 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
You want both high acidity and high sugar levels to create a fully-flavoured soup. Add the flour and stir to coat the onions. The best French onion soup is made by creating layers of flavour, starting with a good quality beef stock, then adding caramelised onions and wine. My version uses Essential Cuisine's Veal Jus, which adds a luxuriously rich flavour boost to the finished soup. Served with melting Gruyere toasts, this is the ultimate winter comfort dish.
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