Description
Easy French onion soup should be a treasured recipe. Everyone loves French onion soup? Why save it for the mall?
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 T butter
- 1 3/4 lb onions or 2 very large, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 8 c chicken stock
- 1 c white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 12 slices crostini or toasted baguettes
- 4 oz grated Gruyere cheese
Instructions
- Melt butter in a heavy bottomed pot. Add the thinly sliced onions. Partially cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 25 minutes or until the onions are golden and beginning to caramelize.
- Add the garlic . Let soften for a few minutes. Blend in the stock and the wine, stirring until blended. Add bay leaf and thyme and season with salt and pepper. (This will depend on how salty your chicken stock is.) I do like plenty of fresh ground pepper but that is up to you.
- Cover the pot and simmer for 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf and thyme and check for seasoning. Preheat the broiler.
- Using your choice of bowl, place the soup into bowls or souffle ramekins. Top with 1 layer of baguette slices. Sprinkle with grated cheese. I like to cover it thick! Place bowls in your broiler pan and then place under broiler until the cheese melts and turns golden. Serve while hot!
