Tuesday, January 7, 2014

French Onion Soup

This was our Christmas Eve Soup.  Soooo good.

5 sweet onions (like Vidalias) or a combination of sweet and red onions (about 4 pounds)
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups white wine (a nice a fruity one)
10 ounces canned beef consume
10 ounces chicken broth
10 ounces apple cider (unfiltered is best)
Bouquet garni; thyme sprigs, bay leaf and parsley tied together with kitchen string
Garlic
Garlic salt

1 loaf of sourdough bread chopped up
olive oil
Kosher salt 
Pepper

1 cup Fontina or Gruyere cheese, grated

Just cook those onions for a good half hour or more.  Get them nice browned.  Great time to clean up your kitchen while stirring these occasionally.  

Turn the sourdough bread into toasted croutons.  Sprinkle with olive oil and cook for 10 minutes or so at 400 until they look a little toasty.

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