Baked French Onion Soup Recipe

This is a delicious baked French onion soup recipe.

If you have never made French onion soup it might appear to be difficult, but it really isn't at all.

If you want a quick and easy soup recipe you can even start with canned or frozen beef stock.

It is tastier with homemade, I think, but sometimes, with busy lives, convenience ranks higher.

2 ounces of butter
1 pound of onions, sliced
1/2 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon flour
4 cups beef stock
salt and pepper to taste
2 ounces of Gruyere cheese, grated
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
4 slices French bread

Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the onions. Slowly brown the onions. It is important to brown the onions VERY slowly. It takes about an hour to do. Just check them every once in a while. They should end up very soft, golden brown and transparent. Add the garlic after the onions have been cooking for about 45 minutes.

After the onions are cooked, turn up the heat to medium, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute or until the flour is golden brown.

Add the stock, and stir until it boils. Season with salt and pepper and simmer the soup for 20 to 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Mix the grated cheese with the mustard and pepper. Spread this on the bread slices and put one slice of bread on the bottom of each onion soup bowl, or put all of the bread in a large soup tureen. Pour the soup in. The bread will rise to the top.

Bake the soup in the oven, uncovered until the bread and cheese mixture is well browned and bubbling.

All of these soup bowl sets are perfect for this French onion soup recipe.

These French onion soup bowls are from the Gold Dust Black collection from Sango. They have rich colorations and a striking, bold pattern. Sango Set of 4 Gold Dust French Onion Soup Bowls, Gold

Tips:

• A heavy pan works best for browning the onions as it helps prevents them from burning.
• If you use canned beef broth, remember to check for salt before you add any more. Canned soups are quite salty already.
• Try a variety of cheeses. Swiss cheese would work well. The cheese must melt to a stringy consistency to work.

Why not use real oven-safe French onion soup bowls? These French onion soup bowls are traditional in shape with one handle at the side. Perfect for this or any other French onion soup recipe. Sango Set of 4 Nova French Onion Soup Bowls, Blue

The earthy colors and chunky shape of these bowls are an ideal complement to hearty stews or a rich onion soup. Bowls are 22-oz.; 5-in. diameter x 3-in. high. Sango Set of 4 Nova French Onion Soup Bowls

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