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Easy French Onion Soup
This easy and delicious soup has just the right sweetness which makes it outstanding.
Course Soup
Cuisine Soup
Keyword easy French onion soup, french onion soup, onion soup
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour 4 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 9 minutes minutes
Servings 6 cups
Calories 315kcal
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 onions (vidalia, or 4 cups of sliced onions)
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste (or 2 cloves of garlic, crushed)
- 32 ounces beef broth (or vegetable if you want to keep it vegetarian)
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 teaspoon thyme (or two fresh sprigs)
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup (optional)
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
Add-ons
- 4 slices crusty bread (small French bread loaf)
- 2 slices provolone cheese
- 1 slice muenster cheese
Heat medium sauce pan on medium-low heat
Add oil and butter
Add onions and sauté for 15 minutes - until juices are released
Add garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes
Add broth, sherry, wine, thyme, maple syrup, salt, Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce
Bring to a boil, and lower to a simmer and cook for 50 minutes
Preheat oven to broil, on high
Ladle soup in crocks
Cut French loaf into slices. Toast 4 pieces (or as many pieces as you are serving. I do 2 per crock.
Place tasted bread on soup in crocks, place a half of munster on each crock and a piece of provolone on the munster
Place crocks on jelly roll pans and place the pan under the broiler
Stand there and make sure the cheese doesn't get burned - mine took 2 minutes
Serve
Eat
Smile
Enjoy
Helpful tips
- Use vidalia onions as they are the sweetest and have such a lovely flavor.
- If you have a Trader Joe's near you, I really recommend their organic broths as they are affordable, tasty and robust.
- I use different cheeses each time I make this soup. My favorites are muenster, provolone and Swiss. But you can use whatever you like.
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 1361mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 5.1mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 2mg