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French Onion Soup - Ready to Serve

French Onion Soup

Easy, delicious and soul-warming!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: French
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups Onion chopped
  • 3 tbsp Butter unsalted
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 cup Red Wine dry
  • 1/2 tsp Marjoram dried
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 4 cups Beef Stock
  • 2 cups Emmental Cheese grated
  • 4 slices Baguette toasted
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. In Dutch oven (or heavy stock pot) melt butter over medium heat.
  2. Add 6 cups of onions to pot and coat onions with butter and olive oil. Cover and cook for about 30-40 minutes stirring periodically until onions are caramelized.
  3. Once onions are caramelized add garlic, balsamic vinegar, marjoram and bay leaf and cook for 2-3  minutes.
  4. Add red wine, mix well and let onions simmer in red wine for about 5 minutes as the alcohol evaporates.
  5. Coat onions with flour. Make sure to stir continuously for about 2-3 minutes until flour gives off a toasted aroma.
  6. Gradually add stock to pot and continue to stir until everything is well blended and seasons soup with salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Increase heat liquid to a boil, then reduce heat, add remaining onions, cover and let simmer for 20-30 minutes on low while stirring occasionally.
  8. One ready to serve melt in 1-2 handfuls of grated cheese into soup.
  9. Ladle soup into french onion soup bowls and top each bowl with 1 slice of toasted baguette and a generous amount of cheese.
  10. Transfers bowls to oven and broil for 3-5 minutes.
  11. Remove from oven and let sit for about 15 minutes before serving.