09/25/2021
As promised - French Onion Soup
Onion Soup recipe
4 large or 5 medium onions sliced 2 cloves garlic
1½ tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp herbes de provence
1 cup red wine
6 cups good quality beef broth *
1 tsp liquid beef bouillon (optional)
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
½ tsp of mixed cracked peppercorns (red, black, white, green - whatever you have)
In a frying pan, melt butter and add onions, garlic, oil and sugar. Cook slowly over low-medium heat stirring regularly until caramelized and brown (this can take ½ hour or more so be patient!)
In a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, mix peppercorns, salt, and rosemary and grind together.
Once onions are caramelized, deglaze pan with wine to scrape up all the brown bits and add the peppercorn mix, herbes de provence, Worcestershire sauce and stock and simmer, uncovered, and allow to reduce slightly for a further 20 minutes (you may need to move to a larger saucepan before you add the stock depending upon the size of your frying pan).
To serve as French Onion Soup, slice a baguette or cut out a round the size of the bowl from a slice of bread. Lightly toast the bread. Place a small chunk of mozzarella cheese at the bottom of the bowl, add soup. Place bread on top and cover with s slice of gruyere or mozzarella cheese.
*some store bought broth needs some help. If your soup is not beefy enough, try adding a tsp of beef bouillon liquid.
Place under broiler under golden and bubbly. Garnish with a few fresh chopped thyme or parsley leaves if you have them.
Enjoy!