Not soup of the day, but soup of the week.

French Onion Soup

Time QUICK MEDIUM LONG Difficulty EASY MEDIUM HARD
Taste MEH OK GOOD AMAZING Yields LITTLE MEDIUM LOTS

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp butter (unsalted is preferred)
  • 4 large yellow onions (or Spanish/sweet, but will take slightly longer to cook), thinly sliced into half-moons
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine (or red, white is preferred)
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups chicken/vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp thyme (or 8 fresh thyme sprigs)
  • S&P
  • Baguette/bread
  • 1 cup shredded white cheese (Gruyère, Swiss, provolone, mozzarella, gouda)

Instructions

  1. Melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and cook 45-60 minutes until dark golden brown.
  2. Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Salt if used unsalted butter.
  3. Add wine, bring to simmer. Cook 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add broth and thyme, bring to boil. Simmer 15 minutes.
  5. Remove thyme if added sprigs. Add S&P.
  6. Turn oven broiler to high.
  7. Add soup to ramekins, top with bread and cheese.
  8. Broil until golden, 1-2 minutes.
  9. Slurp!

Recipe from: Delish – French Onion Soup