French Onion Soup Soupe A Loignon Recipes

FRENCH ONION SOUP (SOUPE A L'OIGNON)

Steps:

• Slice the onions very thinly.
• Cook them in butter until clear (do not let them brown).
• Add stock and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Just before serving, add the brandy.
• Toast the bread towards the end of the cooking time, place the grated Gruyère on the toasted bread and float on the top of the soup.
• If the soup is served in ovenproof bowls, you can place the filled bowls under the broiler for a minute or so to brown the cheese.

CLASSIC FRENCH ONION SOUP - SOUPE à L'OIGNON

Steps:

• Peel and chop onion by cutting thin slices. In a large pan, melt butter. Add onions, season with salt and pepper and fry while stirring from time to time until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, prepare chicken broth (either ready made or as the French often do, dissolve cube in hot water).
• Add the tablespoon of flour and combine.Then pour in chicken broth (eventually white wine as well, I usually don't) and sugar, combine.
• Cover and cook for about 30 minutes at medium-low.
• Preheat the oven, broiler position if you have this option. Pour onion soup (onions and broth).
• Toast bread slices (either baguette or rustic bread). Cover the soup with bread slices, here 3 per bowl.
• Then over with a generous layer of shredded cheese.
• Place soup bowls under the grill and broil for about 10 minutes, the time depends on your oven, we just want the cheese to melt and broil as the sook is already cooled.
• Serve immediately after.

FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, about 25 minutes. Add the wine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated and the onions are dry, about 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Dust the onions with the flour and give them a stir. Turn the heat down to medium low so the flour doesn't burn, and cook for 10 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste. Now add the beef broth, bring the soup back to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• When you're ready to eat, preheat the broiler. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the slices with the Gruyere and broil until bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.
• Alternative method: Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with 2 slices of bread and top with cheese. Put the bowls into the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.

ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Over medium heat, melt the butter in a large pan until it starts to brown. Add in the onions and cook, occasionally stirring, until brown and softened.
• Next, turn up the heat to medium-high and add port wine and vinegar to the onions. Scrape the bottom of the pan to deglaze it and combine all the ingredients together.
• After that, add chicken broth, bacon, and the bouquet garni and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, season with salt and pepper, and let simmer for 45 minutes to an hour while skimming any foam that may form on top. Once done, remove the bouquet garni.
• Divide the soup into individual crock pots and place two croutons on top side by side. Cover with a generous amount of cheese while letting some cheese hang over the edges of the crock.
• Place the crocks under a preheated broiler or in the oven at 220°C/430°F until the cheese melts, bubbles, and brown spots appear.
• One extra tip, when the cheese starts to flatten due to the heat in the oven, take the crocks out and, using a propane torch, melt and brown the cheese as desired.

FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Toast the baguette slices and let them cool. Spread a generous layer of butter on each slice (you will need about 5 tablespoons), then lay the slices close together on a baking sheet and top with all but 1/2 cup of cheese.
• In a large saucepan, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the onions, season with salt and sauté, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, about 15 minutes.
• In a 5-quart casserole, arrange a layer of bread slices (about 1/3 of them). Spread 1/3 of the onions on top, followed by 1/3 of the tomato purée. Repeat for two more layers. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese. To avoid boiling over, the casserole must not be more than 2/3 full.
• In a saucepan, bring 1 1/2 quarts water to a boil. Add the salt. Very slowly pour the salted water into the casserole, near the edge, so that the liquid rises just to the top layer of cheese without covering it. (Depending on the size of your casserole, you may need more or less water.)
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the casserole on the stove and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, then transfer to the oven and bake uncovered for 1 hour. The soup is ready when the surface looks like a crusty, golden cake and the inside is unctuous and so well blended that it is impossible to discern either cheese or onion. Each person is served some of the baked crust and some of the inside, which should be thick but not completely without liquid.

FRENCH ONION SOUP GRATINEE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.
• Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Bundle the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with twine and place in pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.
• Preheat oven broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 3 minutes, turning once, until well toasted on both sides. Remove from heat; do not turn off broiler.
• Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice toasted bread, 2 slice Gruyere cheese and 1/4 of the Asiago or mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
• Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. As it softens, the cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal. Serve immediately!

FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large heavy-based pan. Add the onions and fry with the lid on for 10 mins until soft.
• Sprinkle in the sugar and cook for 20 mins more, stirring frequently, until caramelised. The onions should be really golden, full of flavour and soft when pinched between your fingers. Take care towards the end to ensure that they don't burn.
• Add the garlic cloves for the final few minutes of the onions' cooking time, then sprinkle in the plain flour and stir well.
• Increase the heat and keep stirring as you gradually add the wine, followed by the beef stock. Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins.
• To serve, turn on the grill, and toast the bread. Ladle the soup into heatproof bowls.
• Put a slice or two of toast on top of the bowls of soup, and pile on the gruyère. Grill until melted. Alternatively, you can cook the toasts under the grill, then add them to the soup to serve.

FRENCH ONION SOUP (SOUPE A L'OIGNON AU FROMAGE)

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a soup pot over moderate heat. Add in the onions and cook, stirring frequently, till caramelized, about 40 min. Add in the garlic and cook, stirring, till fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove the pot from the heat and add in the brandy. Return the pot to the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, till almost dry. Sprinkle the onions with the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 min. While stirring, slowly add in the broth. Bring the soup to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, with the cover slightly ajar, about 20 min. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Arrange a rack about 4 inches from the broiler and preheat. Arrange 6 ovenproof crocks or possibly deep soup bowls on a baking sheet and ladle the warm soup into them. Arrange 2 slices of toasted bread on top of each soup and sprinkle with the cheese. Broil the soups till the cheese is melted and bubbling. Serve immediately. This recipe yields 6 servings.

SOUPE A L'OIGNON GRATINEE (FRENCH ONION SOUP)

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter and the oil in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat. Add onions, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 20 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, uncover, and add the sugar and season to taste with salt. Saute stirring often until onions are very soft and deep golden brown. Reduce heat to medium, sprinkle in flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes. Add about 2 cups of stock and stir to blend, then add remaining 6 cups of stock and the wine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and simmer for about 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Meanwhile, slice the bread into at least 8 thick slices. Butter both sides of the bread with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, then toast until golden brown on both sides in the oven. Place a slice of toast in each of 8 ovenproof bowl, then fill bowls with the onion soup. Spread a thick layer of cheese on top of soup. Set bowls in 2 baking pans, place in the oven and bake until cheese has browned.