Soup Szn
It's one of the best (and most comforting!) ways to warm up when it's chilly outside.. we're talking about soup, of course!
I’ll preface this recipe with a word of advice.. patience. You’ll need that with this recipe.
Other than that, French Onion soup is super easy to make!
For this recipe I used:
6 large yellow onions
1 stick.. yes, an entire stick of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon honey - (sugar works fine here too)
Kosher salt & coarse ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
Better than Bouillon - (8 cups beef or chicken stock will work great too)
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 bay leaves ( i didn’t have any so i left this out)
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, a few sprigs of fresh thyme, OR 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Any bread you want to use
1 1/2 cups grated cheese - gruyere works best but i used what i had, which was muenster cheese
Add half a stick of your butter (i cut mine up into smaller pieces) to a stock pot on low to medium heat.
Add salt and pepper
Slice onions and add to the pot, stir.. occasionally for at least 30-45 minutes.. sometimes, it takes up to an hour for the onions to cook down and get close to carmelizing.
Add the other half of your butter to the pot during this time
Dice garlic and add to the pot. Stir.
Once the onions have cooked down, add your stock. If adding bouillon mixture, be sure to add enough water after each tablespoon. Stir.
Add thyme (dried or fresh is fine).
I like to let the soup cook down for another 30 minutes, uncovered on a low.. low boil.
Grab your bread. I like to toast mine a little before putting it on the soup.
Grab an oven safe bowl. Ladle soup into bowl, top with your choice of bread (gluten free bread works great here and doesn’t fall apart!), Top with grated cheese and place under the broiler for a few minutes.
Done! Be careful when removing your soup from under the broiler as it’s very very hot.
Enjoy! This soup is truly better than many i’ve made before. I hope you love it!
