French Onion Soup
- Holly Swearingen
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min read
Decadent French Onion Soup. Rich, luscious, and velvety. This soup is full of flavor. Onions and balanced with merlot. Completed with crunchy cheesy banquette.
Not sure why it took so long to create a French Onion Soup since it has been on my recipe bucket list for ever. I am excited to share this French Onion Soup with you. It is a mouthful of flavor. The soup is rich in sweet savory onion flavor, essence of thyme, with an elegance from the merlot and beef stock. The finishing touch is the crunchy buttery baguette. The baguette is topped with ooey gooey gruyere cheese that is creamy, nutty and salty. Fall and winter never tasted so good.
Rich and flavorful French Onion Soup
Equipment
Pot or Dutch oven
Tips or Tricks
Cook low and slow until the onions are translucent. Then cook medium too low to get nice, caramelized onions. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
Time will vary depending on your heat and size of pot you are cooking in
Length of Time
Prep Time - 10 minutes
Cook time - 60 minutes
Servings
Serving Size: 1 3/4 cup
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1/3 cup salted butter
6 yellow onions sliced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon thyme dried or fresh
½ cup merlot
3 cups beef stock
8 sliced baguettes
2 tablespoons salted butter
1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 400° F
Heat pan. Add butter, melt.
Add onions, season with salt and pepper. Caramelize
While onions are cooking, make the toasted gruyere baguette.
Butter sliced baguettes, sprinkle with gruyere cheese.
Toast 10 minutes (or until cheese is melted and golden brown.) Set aside
Once onions are caramelized, add garlic, cook until fragrant. Low heat
Deglaze with merlot.
Add thyme
Add beef stock
Bring to boil
Serve, adding toasted gruyere baguette on top.
Notes
The longer the soup cooks, the more flavor that will develop (cook on low.)
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