Extra Cheesy French Onion Soup
photo by Condor
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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14 cups
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 5 lbs vidalia onions, thinly sliced (OR substitute spanish or hawaiian onions. DO NOT USE RED SALAD ONIONS.)
- 7 teaspoons better than bouillon beef base or 7 cans beef broth
- 3 teaspoons better than bouillon chicken bouillon granules or 3 cans chicken broth
- Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups dry white wine
- French bread, slices toasted (see below)
- olive oil
- parmesan cheese
- cheese slice (mozzarella, swiss, or gruyere)
directions
- Make stock by bringing 10 cups water to boil.
- Add beef and chicken bouillon pastes (or heat canned beef and chicken broth).
- Lower heat to simmer and let simmer while preparing onions.
- Melt butter slowly (so it does not brown) in large soup pot over low heat.
- Add thinly sliced onions.
- Stir, cover, and cook on low heat until lightly brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 mins.
- Add wine, bring to boil, scraping up browed bits.
- Cook about 5 mins.
- stirring occasionally.
- Add about 5 good shakes of worcestershire sauce.
- Add stock to onions.
- Bring to boil, turn heat down to simmer and simmer uncovered about 1 1/2 hrs.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- BREAD SLICES- BRUSH OLIVE OIL ON SLICES.
- SPRINKLE WITH PARMESAN AND PLACE IN OVEN ON COOKIE SHEET AT 375f UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWN.
- Ladle soup into ovenproof bowls.
- Float bread on top of soup.
- Top with 2 or 3 cheese slices.
- Place in oven or microwave until cheese melts.
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Reviews
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This was delicious! It does take FOREVER to caramelize five pounds of onions, but it was worth the wait. I used the better than bullion stuff but I didn't heat it separately and then add it to the onions because I didn't want to dirty another big pot. I just added to bullion to the onions when they were ready and poured in 10 cups of boiling water. The soup was really rich and I can't imagine it would have tasted any better if I had cooked the stock separately.
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MY DH doesn't know how to cook (other than frozen pizza, pasta or tacos). This was his 1st meal that he made. If he can can make it, anyone can. It was easy and OH MY, it was delicious. He is making it again this week and will be enjoying it all over again. Thanks for a GREAT recipe! EDIT - we made it again and this time I went shopping for the broth. Apparently, the size can I bought had more oz. than the cans my DH bought last week (based on the amount of liquid from both batches). You may want to add the size can to your recipe. This 2nd batch wasn't good at all. My DH thinks the size he used were 10 oz. cans. The one I had were 14 oz. cans. I'm still giving this 5 stars b/c the 1st batch was awesome!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BoxOWine
United States
Update: My mother, BoxO'Wine passed away on April 23, 2009 after a 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a wonderful cook and is greatly missed. I am the DD that she has mentioned here quite frequently and have decided to continue her account. I also use RecipeZaar quite frequently as I learned about it from her. I strive to make her recipes; however, they will never be the same. I am also leaving all her own biographical information in here that she had.
Genuine Jersey Girl here. Lived here all my life with the exception of a short stint in the Bay Area/San Francisco. Married to the same guy for over 40 years. We have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. My son lives in Georgia (he talks funny) and my two daughters live near me in New Jersey. I am a retired politician, but I still have a real job. Looking forward to full retirement in about 2 yrs or so and if my children don't force me into the "home" I will be spending my social security checks in Atlantic City casinos. I have chemically enhanced blonde hair which is currently spiked to match my weird sense of humor and beverage du jour. Obviously I am a wino. White please, preferably chardonnay.