French Onion Soup is a favorite in my family. In fact, one of my daughters always loves to have it for her birthday. One of the best places to get it was a restaurant in Fort Collins, Colorado called Canino’s. The restaurant recently closed after more than 40 years of business when the owner retired, but I can still taste that soup every time I think of it. French Onion soup is surprising simple to make and you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry. So, let’s get out the onions and make some soup!
Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted butter
4 Onions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 fresh thyme sprigs
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp kosher salt
1 cup red wine
3 heaping tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 quarts beef broth
1 baguette, sliced
½ pound grated Gruyere cheese
Directions:
- Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add the onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, about 25 minutes.
- Add wine and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated (about 5 minutes)
- Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
- Dust the onions with flour and give them a stir. Turn the heat down to medium low and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add beef broth and bring back to a simmer for 10 minutes.
- Salt and Pepper to taste.
- Preheat the broiler and arrange baguette slices on a baking sheet and cover with the gruyere and broil until bubbly and brown.
- Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.
- Enjoy!
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