Not So French Onion Soup

• Serves
  10 to 12

Author Notes

I love onion soup, and for the life of me don’t know why rests charge so much for it when there is so little in it. The most expensive thing about it is the cheese. We like Swiss but any kind you like is just fine.


The only trick to it is to carmelize the onions, and that can take a little while, but is so worth it.


I came up with my own recipe to make it more affordable and have it any time I liked. —jane mcmillan

Ingredients

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  6
  
  large onions, peeled and sliced thickly
  
  
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  3 tablespoons
  
  butter
  
  
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  3 tablespoons
  
  vegetable oil
  
  
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  64 ounces
  
  beef broth, home made, or two 32 oz containers beef broth
  
  
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  2 teaspoons
  
  beef base
  
  
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  ¹/₈ teaspoon
  
  or more crushed red pepper to taste
  
  
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  1 teaspoon
  
  each black pepper and dried parsley
  
  
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  1 teaspoon
  
  worchestershire sauce
  
  
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  1
  
  large bay leaf
  
  
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  2
  
  slices cheese per bowl of soup, we like Swiss
  
  
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  1
  
  slice toast per bowl cut to fit crock
  
  

Directions

1. Peel and slice onions 1/4 inch thick, then cut slices in half to make a half moon shape.
2. Heat the butter and oil o med low heat in a stock pot, and then add the onions.
3. Saute the onions, turning occasionally until they are brown and carmelized.
4. Add beef stock, beef base,worchestershire sauce, and seasonings, simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Set broiler to high, toast your bread,
6. Ladle soup into broiler proof crock, put the toast on top, and lay cheese slices on top of that.
7. Broil about 6 inches from flame until cheese is melted, gooey, and browned.

Serves 10 to 12 Author Notes I love onion soup, and for the life of me don’t know why rests charge so much for it when there is so little in it. The most expensive thing about it is the cheese. We like Swiss but any kind you like is just fine. The only trick to it is to carmelize the onions, and that can take a little while, but is so worth it. I came up with my own recipe to make it more affordable and have it any time I liked. —jane mcmillan Ingredients 6 large onions, peeled and sliced thickly 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 64 ounces beef broth, home made, or two 32 oz containers beef broth 2 teaspoons beef base 1/8 teaspoon or more crushed red pepper to taste 1 teaspoon each black pepper and dried parsley 1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce 1 large bay leaf 2 slices cheese per bowl of soup, we like Swiss 1 slice toast per bowl cut to fit crock Directions Peel and slice onions 1/4 inch thick, then cut slices in half to make a half moon shape. Heat the butter and oil o med low heat in a stock pot, and then add the onions. Saute the onions, turning occasionally until they are brown and carmelized. Add beef stock, beef base,worchestershire sauce, and seasonings, simmer for 20 minutes. Set broiler to high, toast your bread, Ladle soup into broiler proof crock, put the toast on top, and lay cheese slices on top of that. Broil about 6 inches from flame until cheese is melted, gooey, and browned.

Not So French Onion Soup