French Onion & Beef Soup. Stay warm with this GREAT French onion soup! With beef stock base, slow-cooked caramelized 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.
And yet, the soup itself is made with very few core ingredients: butter, onions, flour and stock/broth.
This French Onion Soup is a classic based on Julia Child's famous recipe.
Buttery caramelized onions, rich and savory broth, cheesy toasted bread, this soup is flavorful and truly comforting.
You can cook French Onion & Beef Soup using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of French Onion & Beef Soup
- Prepare 1 of Large (2 lb.) London Broil.
- You need 3 of Yellow Onions.
- You need 3 of Sweet Onions.
- You need 2 of Red Onions.
- You need 2 of Shallots.
- Prepare 4 oz. of Sliced Mushrooms.
- It's 64 oz. of Beef Stock.
- It's 1/2 Cup of Marsala Cooking Wine.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of Garlic minced.
- Prepare 4-5 of Bay Leaves.
- It's 6 Tbsp of Butter.
- Prepare of Olive Oil.
- Prepare of Gruyere Cheese (or Aged Swiss).
- It's of Parmesan Cheese.
- It's 1 of Baguette.
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. French onion soup is probably the most dramatic example of how time is the magic ingredient in cooking, transforming humble foods into a final dish that is far, far more than the sum of its parts. French Onion Soup with caramelized onions, broth, French bread and creamy Gruyere cheese.
French Onion & Beef Soup step by step
- Slow cook (Crockpot) London Broil in 64 oz. Beef Stock until fall apart tender. Pull beef in broth..
- Sauté Onions in butter and generous amount of Olive Oil and Marsala Wine until browned, soft and translucent. 45-60 minutes. Add Garlic & Mushrooms and stir. Add Bay Leaves and simmer for 30 minutes..
- Remove Bay Leaves. Add Beef and broth. Stir well to mix onion mixture, beef and broth..
- Fill ceramic Crocks with soup. Place toasted cuts of baguette over soup, top with generous portions of gruyere and finish with sprinkles of Parmesan. Toast under broiler until cheese is bubbling and golden..
A single serving version of a bistro classic. French onion soup is one of my favorite comfort foods. For years, I hadn't been able to find a good vegetarian version of it, because it's traditionally made with beef broth. I use a French Onion Soup recipe of an old ballet friend's mom as a guide, then tweak things a little here and there. Our French onion soup is deliciously rich and easy to make at home.