A couple of weeks ago James convinced me to try french onion soup. Thats right me. I know that it is made from beef broth, but I LOVED it! The gooey cheese, the sweet onion and the smokey beef taste. I loved every part of it! so tonight, I will be attempting to make it myself... I yet again found a recipe off the censational girl website, but I'm changing it up a bit :)
I used:
2 lbs yellow onions
3/4 stick of butter
1 tablespoon veggie oil
1/4 cup merlot
black pepper to taste
32 oz beef broth
as much gyuere cheese as you want
sour dough rolls
I started off by slicing up 2 lbs of onions. I then melted 3/4 a stick of butter in a large pot and added the onion in. I let them caramelize for about 40 min, stirring frequently to make sure they didn't burn. I tasted them around the 40 min mark, and yummm, soft, sweet, oniony perfection! I added the merlot and black pepper, and then let the onions reduce for about 10 minutes. I added in the beef broth, and brought to a boil. After boiling for a few minutes, I then brought the heat down and let it simmer.
At this point, you could probably let it cool and then store it in the fridge, but I am impatient, and want to taste this asap!
A quick note on soup crocks: I was against buying them at first. I felt like it was something required for a Meme, but I broke down and bought a pair this fall. Best $12 ever, soup just seems to taste better from them. you should invest as well :)
Now go ahead and spoon the deliciousness into a soup crock. place some chucks of sourdough bread on top and then cover that with cheese. Place in the crock in the oven and allow the cheese to melt and brown a little....
Enjoy!
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