9 INGREDIENTS • 11 STEPS • 1HR 20MINS

French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Total time: PT4800.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste; 8 tablespoon Butter; 7 pound Onion; 2 quart Beef Stock; 2 Bay Leaf; to taste Kosher Salt; to taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper; 1 Baguette; 12 ounce Gruyère Cheese

Recipe

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What makes this variation so special is the addition of bread and gruyere to the top of the onion soup, then it get’s some time in the oven or under the broiler until the top is a bubbly, fragrant, addictive, gooey mass of melted bread and cheese.

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What makes this variation so special is the addition of bread and gruyere to the top of the onion soup, then it get’s some time in the oven or under the broiler until the top is a bubbly, fragrant, addictive, gooey mass of melted bread and cheese.

1HR 20MINS

Total Time

$9.43

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

4

us / metric

1 Tbsp

Garlic Paste

1/2 cup

Butter

21 cups

Onions, sliced

8 cups

Beef Stock

2

Bay Leaves

to taste

Kosher Salt

to taste

Freshly Ground Black Pepper, ground

1

Baguette

2 3/4 cups

Gruyère Cheese

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

1258

Fat

54.6 g

Protein

50.2 g

Carbs

143.5 g

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step 1

Saute Garlic Paste (1 Tbsp) in Butter (1/2 cup).

step 2

Add sliced Onions (21 cups).

step 3

Saute until onions have caramelized (about 30 minutes).

step 4

Add the rinds of the Gruyère cheese if available.

step 5

Add Beef Stock (8 cups), Bay Leaves (2), Kosher Salt (to taste) and Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste), simmer for 30 minutes, check and adjust seasoning.

step 6

While the soup simmers, slice enough Baguette (1), enough to cover the surface of the pot or individual oven-proof bowls.

step 7

Grill or toast the bread until well browned and crisp.

step 8

Remove the rind from Gruyère Cheese (2 3/4 cups). Add the rind to the soup and then grate the cheese.

step 9

Remove the cheese rind and bay leaves, top the soup with the toasted bread.

step 10

Top the bread with the grated cheese, bake or broil until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned; this makes 12 appetizers or 4 generous main course.

step 11

Serve and enjoy!