French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

This is super easy to make, goes great along side a salad for a light meal, or served as a starter :-)

1 1/2 lbs yellow onions, cut into chunks

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1/4 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

3 tbsp flour

6 cups beef broth + 6 cups water
Salt & Pepper

Grated swiss cheese

Croutons (plain or flavored)

• Cook onions slowly on low-med heat, with butter and oil in a pan, covered for 20 minutes.
• Uncover, raise heat to medium and stir in salt and sugar. Cook uncovered for 45 minutes, stirring frequently until onions are golden brown.
• Sprinkle flour over onions and stir in pan for 3 minutes (this is important!).
• Bring beef broth and water to a boil in a separate pot. Once boiling, Carefully spoon onion mixture into broth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer at least 45 minutes, stirring ocassionally. ( I simmer mine for 2-3 hours).
• Put soup into onion soup bowls, top with croutons (push the croutons down into the soup just a bit so they soak up some of the broth), then top with grated swiss cheese. Place in oven under broiler on HI until cheese is melted and golden.

As with all my recipe's, alter ingredients to suite your taste! Sometimes I use a bit more onion, depends on my mood, sometimes I add some garlic powder. I added Hickory Smoke Flavoring once (just an itty bit) - it tasted fantastic!  You can also add beef bouillon for more flavor as well. BE CREATIVE, MAKE IT YOURS!