French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup is a Mediterranean recipe that serves 6. For $2.26 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 15g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 364 calories. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, salt, gruyere cheese, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is liked by 123 foodies and cooks. It works well as a soup. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. It is brought to you by Dinners Dishes and Desserts. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 54%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Le Cafe Ile St. Louis Onion Soup Gratinee – this is a new take on the classic French Onion Soup, French Onion Soup Topped French Bread Pizzas and Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette, and Crockpot French Onion Soup with Cheesy French Toast.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 90 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 bay leaves

6 cups beef stock

½ tsp black pepper

2 Tbs butter

12 crostini (lightly toasted baguettes), or croutons

2 Tbs flour

1 tsp fresh thyme

3 large cloves garlic, minced

½ cup Provolone or Gruyere cheese, shredded

1 Tbs olive oil

3 large onions, thinly sliced

½ cup red wine

1 tsp salt

Equipment:

pot

broiler

bowl

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, breaking up the rings. Sprinkle with salt. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for about an hour. You want your onions to cook down quite a bit, and be a deep brown color. You can add a tsp of sugar part way through to help them caramelize if they need it.Stir in flour. Cook for a minute, mixing the flour into the onions. Add beef stock, wine, bay leaves, and thyme. Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add pepper, and additional salt if needed.Preheat broiler. Spoon soup into oven safe bowls. Top with 2 small crostini, and a little cheese. Heat under broiler until the cheese is melted and golden. Serve immediately.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat.

2. Add onions and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, breaking up the rings. Sprinkle with salt. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for about an hour. You want your onions to cook down quite a bit, and be a deep brown color. You can add a tsp of sugar part way through to help them caramelize if they need it.Stir in flour. Cook for a minute, mixing the flour into the onions.

3. Add beef stock, wine, bay leaves, and thyme. Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Add pepper, and additional salt if needed.Preheat broiler. Spoon soup into oven safe bowls. Top with 2 small crostini, and a little cheese.

5. Heat under broiler until the cheese is melted and golden.

6. Serve immediately.


Nutrition Information:

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363k Calories
14g Protein
12g Total Fat
45g Carbs
8% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
363k
18%

Fat
12g
19%

  Saturated Fat
5g
34%

Carbohydrates
45g
15%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
22mg
7%

Sodium
1330mg
58%

Alcohol
2g
12%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
14g
30%

Folate
147µg
37%

Selenium
23µg
33%

Vitamin B1
0.45mg
30%

Vitamin B2
0.48mg
28%

Vitamin B3
5mg
26%

Manganese
0.49mg
25%

Phosphorus
239mg
24%

Calcium
205mg
21%

Potassium
671mg
19%

Iron
3mg
17%

Vitamin B6
0.29mg
15%

Copper
0.29mg
14%

Fiber
3g
13%

Magnesium
49mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin C
6mg
8%

Vitamin E
0.7mg
5%

Vitamin A
233IU
5%

Vitamin B5
0.43mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.18µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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