French Onion Soup Recipe
French onion soup is a rich flavorful soup made with caramelized onions and beef broth, topped with bread and lots of melted gruyere cheese.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 552kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 lbs yellow onions -sliced
- 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup dry white wine (ex: chardonnay, pinot grigio, etc.)
- 8 cups beef broth
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 8 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 12 (1 inch thick) slices of French baguette bread
- 2 cups grated gruyere cheese
Instructions
- Add the butter and olive oil to a large soup pot and place over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, add the onions. Stir to coat the onions in the butter.
- Add the sugar, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are caramelized. This will take 45-55 minutes to get a deep brown color.
- Add the wine to the pot. Increase the heat to high. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until most of the wine has evaporated.
- Add the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring the liquid to a boil. Then, reduce the heat to simmer. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
- Ladle the soup into oven-safe bowls, filling 3/4 full. Place the bowls on a baking sheet. Top each bowl with 2 slices of bread.* Top the bread with 1/3 cup of cheese.
- Place the soup under a broiler until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
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Notes
*You can also cut the bread slices into small bite-size pieces before adding it to the soup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6th of the recipe | Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 2010mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 723IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 576mg | Iron: 3mg