French Onion Soup
Gosh ... I look at the bottom of the recipe printout and see that I've had this since late 1998 .... wow!
This is a tried and true recipe ... once in a while I try to deviate from the plan and am disappointed and remind myself to never do that again.
Now, you probably know, I'm on the fence with soup. I mean, I like it, but I don't LOVE it ... maybe it's the piping hotness that gets me .... I am of that certain age group where suddenly, it's unbearably hot ... and usually within five minutes (thankfully!) all is well again.
Here's what you need ....
3 lbs of onions, make sure ONE is a sweet onion, and ONE is a red onion
1/2 pound smoked bacon
2 tbs thyme
12 cups beef stock
1/2 cup dry vermouth or white wine
1 tbs sea salt
black pepper to taste
1 tbs dry sherry
6 ounces sliced provolone, gruyere or mozzarella cheese (whatever you have will work)
6 slices of baguette or other thick bread
Cut your bacon up in 1/2 inch or so pieces and cook in a LARGE heavy bottom pot til crispy.
While bacon is cooking, slice your onions thin, thin, thin. I use a mandoline, and I asked Hubby how on earth I sliced all those onions back in the day so thin before I had this thing? He said it wasn't pretty ... hmmm ... I think I need to hold back a bowl of soup from him ...
Remove bacon to a lined bowl to drain and toss the onion slices in, on top of the bacon fat, add the 2 tbs thyme. Give a quick stir to mix everything up and then let the onions sit there, undisturbed for about 10 minutes, give them them a quick stir again and really leave them alone for about 20 minutes so they can caramelized. The secret is to NOT TOUCH the onions ... hard as it may be.
Once onions are caramelized, pour in the 1/2 cup of vermouth to deglaze. Allow to cook a minute or so and then pour in the broth and season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. NOW, add in your bacon and sherry. Let simmer for 45 minutes to an hour and marvel at the lovely, deep color of the broth. Yummm.
When ready to serve:
Toast the slices of bread under broiler. NOTE: I always drizzle a bit of olive oil on the bread just to give it a little more 'richness'
Place oven proof bowls on a baking tray.
Place bread slice in bowl, ladle a generous portion of soup over the top. Add a slice of cheese carefully over the top of the soup.
Place in oven under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve up and warn everyone that a) the bowl is HOT and b) the SOUP is hot ...
Enjoy!
FYI ... we served these with some awesome roast beef sliders ... never got around to making the ham & cheese ones and Hubby said that this soup needed a beefy dish to go along ... watch for THAT recipe soon!
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This is a tried and true recipe ... once in a while I try to deviate from the plan and am disappointed and remind myself to never do that again.
Now, you probably know, I'm on the fence with soup. I mean, I like it, but I don't LOVE it ... maybe it's the piping hotness that gets me .... I am of that certain age group where suddenly, it's unbearably hot ... and usually within five minutes (thankfully!) all is well again.
Here's what you need ....
3 lbs of onions, make sure ONE is a sweet onion, and ONE is a red onion
1/2 pound smoked bacon
2 tbs thyme
12 cups beef stock
1/2 cup dry vermouth or white wine
1 tbs sea salt
black pepper to taste
1 tbs dry sherry
6 ounces sliced provolone, gruyere or mozzarella cheese (whatever you have will work)
6 slices of baguette or other thick bread
Cut your bacon up in 1/2 inch or so pieces and cook in a LARGE heavy bottom pot til crispy.
While bacon is cooking, slice your onions thin, thin, thin. I use a mandoline, and I asked Hubby how on earth I sliced all those onions back in the day so thin before I had this thing? He said it wasn't pretty ... hmmm ... I think I need to hold back a bowl of soup from him ...
Remove bacon to a lined bowl to drain and toss the onion slices in, on top of the bacon fat, add the 2 tbs thyme. Give a quick stir to mix everything up and then let the onions sit there, undisturbed for about 10 minutes, give them them a quick stir again and really leave them alone for about 20 minutes so they can caramelized. The secret is to NOT TOUCH the onions ... hard as it may be.
Once onions are caramelized, pour in the 1/2 cup of vermouth to deglaze. Allow to cook a minute or so and then pour in the broth and season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. NOW, add in your bacon and sherry. Let simmer for 45 minutes to an hour and marvel at the lovely, deep color of the broth. Yummm.
When ready to serve:
Toast the slices of bread under broiler. NOTE: I always drizzle a bit of olive oil on the bread just to give it a little more 'richness'
Place oven proof bowls on a baking tray.
Place bread slice in bowl, ladle a generous portion of soup over the top. Add a slice of cheese carefully over the top of the soup.
Place in oven under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve up and warn everyone that a) the bowl is HOT and b) the SOUP is hot ...
Enjoy!
FYI ... we served these with some awesome roast beef sliders ... never got around to making the ham & cheese ones and Hubby said that this soup needed a beefy dish to go along ... watch for THAT recipe soon!
Looking forward to sharing with some of these great parties ... make sure you check them out! Wake Up Wednesday, Instagram Blog Hop, Pin Worthy Wednesday, Wake Up Wednesday, Hump Day Happenings, Wednesday Roundup, My Stay At Home Adventures, Wonderful Wednesday, Hearth & Soul, Fluster Buster Creative Muster, Show Me What Ya Got, What's Cooking Wednesday, Its a Party!, Works For Me Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Hump Day Happenings, Waste Not Want Not, Wake Up Wednesday, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Wednesday Whatsits, Real Fun, Work It Wednesday, Lovely Ladies, Weekly Creative, Domestic Superhero, All Things Thursday, The Weekly Creative, Together on Tuesday, Tasty Thursday, Full Plate Thursday, Create It Thursday, Fabulously Frugal Thursday, Crafty Thursday Obsessions, Thrifty Thursday, Showcase Your Talent, Think Tank Thursday, Simple Lives Thursday, What To Do Thursday, No Rules Weekend Bloghop, Foodie Friday, Fabulous Friday, Get Real Frugal Friday, Frugal Fridays, Freakin Did It Friday, Pure Blog Love, Feature Friday, The Pin Junkie, Freedom Friday, Friday Favorite, Foodie Friday, A peek into my paradise, Weekend Social, Foodie Friends Friday, Celebrate It!, Weekend Retreat, What’s Shakin, Weekend Potluck, Get Him Feed Anything Goes, Lil Luna Link Party, Foodie Friday, Foodie Friends Friday, Weekend Potluck, TGI Friday Friday with Friends, Simple Living Foodie Friday, Inspirations, Weekend Wander, Saturday Night Fever, A Bouquet of Talent, The Party Bunch, Show Off Saturday, I Gotta Create, Show Off Weekend, Show Stopper Saturday, Sweet and Savory, The Weekend Creative, Weekend Potluck, Will Cook For Smiles, Strut Your Stuff Saturday, Super Saturday Show & Tell, Sunday Features, Potluck Party, Sunday Showcase, Snickerdoodle Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Super Sunday, Mop It Up Monday, Merry Monday, Creative Monday, The Scoop, Melt In Your Mouth Monday, Pinch of Joy, Pin It Party, Made By You Monday, Hunk of Meat Monday, What’d You Do This Weekend, Making It Cuter, Time To Sparkle, Inspire Me Monday, Mealtime Monday, Time To Sparkle, Makin You Crave Monday, Clever Chick, Motivational Monday, Mix it Up Monday, Save Money Monday, Monday Funday, Anything Goes Monday, Making Monday, Lou Lou Girls, Inspire Me Monday, Marvelous Monday, In and Out of the Kitchen, Memories, Tasty Tuesdays, Tuesdays At Our Home, How To Tuesday, Handmade Tuesday, Making a Home, Show Me The Goods, Totally Tasty Tuesday, All My Bloggie Friends, Retro Repin (Pinterest linkup) Share Your Stuff Tuesday, Tuesday Talent Show, Fat Tuesday, Penny Pinching Party, The Gathering Spot, Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays, Tasty Tuesdays, Two Cup Tuesday, Create, Link, Inspire, The Makers, Wow Me Wednesday, Create and Shareloa, Best of the Weekend
Love french onion soup! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! This post has been pinned on the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! I love having you and can't wait to see you next week!
ReplyDeleteI've pinned this delicious recipe! There's nothing like a lovely bowl of French Onion Soup. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at the Hearth and Soul hop!
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