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Classic French Onion Soup

This recipe is the perfect cozy, classic French Onion Soup. The classic vegetarian soup is topped off with shredded cheese and crusty bread.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Salads & Sides, Soups
Keyword: Recipes, Soups and stews
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 4
Calories: 632kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 cups your favorite beer OR red wine
  • 8 cups beef broth or vegetable broth
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 fresh thyme sprigs, plus more for garnish
  • 2 tsp salt, or to taste
  • large pinch of pepper
  • 1 French baguette, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups shredded Gruyère cheese

Instructions

  • Heat a heavy bottom Dutch oven or stockpot on medium heat.
  • Add in butter and heat until melted. Add in thinly sliced onions and heat on medium low for 30-40 minutes, stirring the onions occasionally.
  • After about 15 minutes of cooking, add in the brown sugar. Once onions are soft and have begun to caramelize, drizzle beer and heat on medium low heat until most of the liquid has evaporated.
  • Sprinkle flour, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves over mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Fill stock or dutch oven with 2 quarts of beer or vegetable stock. Add in thyme sprigs and simmer on low for 30-40 minutes.
  • Taste test soup for salt and pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 400 F. Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves.
  • Transfer a few ladle fulls of soup to smaller copper cocottes. Top with a slice of baguette and shredded cheese.
  • Broil or bake for 5-10 minutes or until tops are golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 632kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.2g | Protein: 29.3g | Fat: 38.1g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 3129mg | Fiber: 3.3g | Sugar: 10.5g