Recipe: Yummy French onion soup

French onion soup. Stay warm with this GREAT French onion soup! With beef stock base, slow-cooked caramelized onions, French bread, gruyere and Parmesan cheese. French onion soup (French: soupe à l'oignon [sup a lɔɲɔ̃]) is a type of soup usually based on meat stock and onions, and often served gratinéed with croutons or a larger piece of bread covered with cheese floating on top.

Learn how to make French onion soup with this classic French onion soup recipe! It's easy to make, full of amazing flavor, and can be made vegetarian by using vegetable stock. We have been trying French onion soup in restaurants for years and my family and friends agree none can compare to my recipe for taste and simplicity of preparation. You can cook French onion soup using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of French onion soup

1. Prepare 4 of onions.
2. Prepare 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
4. Prepare 4 oz of sherry wine.
5. You need 1 gallon of chicken and or beef stock.
6. It's 1 loaf of Italian bread.
7. Prepare 2 cup of mozzarella.
8. It's 1 1/2 tsp of browning sauce (gravy master).
9. Prepare 1 of salt, pepper ,onion and garlic powder to taste.

French Onion Soup is probably one of the most epic soups in this whole wide world. And yet, the soup itself is made with very few core ingredients: butter, onions, flour and stock/broth. Our French onion soup is deliciously rich and easy to make at home. This savoury soup is perfect for using up a garden glut and great for dinner parties.

French onion soup step by step

1. thinly slice onions.
2. heat oil in a large sauce pot.
3. Carmelize onion on medium high heat until dark brown.*this should take about 10 minutes.
4. add minced garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
5. add the sherry wine slowly and reduce for 2 minutes.
6. add the stock and bring to a boil.
7. add the browning sauce.
8. reduce to a simmer and cook for 45 min.
9. season with salt ,pepper, onion and garlic powder to taste.
10. meanwhile slice the loaf of bread and toast.
11. when the soup is done serve in a bowl with a slice of bread with the cheese over the top and melted in the oven.
12. **if you like your soup with a little more body make a corn starch slurry and add about 5 minutes before done**.

French onion soup is a bistro classic, the most homey and delicious example of good café cooking. But only a handful of frugal ingredients make up this restaurant favorite. Season soup mixture with salt, pepper and cognac. Remove bouquet garni and ladle soup into crocks leaving one inch to the lip. This French Onion Soup is a classic based on Julia Child's famous recipe.