Bob and Debbie's French Onion Soup Recipe
French Onion Soup Recipe Description
Looking for a French Onion Soup that’s even better than the awesome one you had at your favorite restaurant? Try Bob and Debbie’s French Onion Soup recipe with your fresh-picked garden onions. As you probably already know, the best results come when you use your homegrown vegetables. Without a doubt, you will find yourself eating French Onion Soup at home regularly.
This recipe calls for Vidalia onions or Spanish onions. Actually, you can use any onion you want. Then, see if you can taste the difference.
Contributed By: Bob and Debbie Matthews from Rochester, NY
Did You Know? In 2014, Tony Glover of the United Kingdom grew the world record largest onion. It weighed 18 pounds, 11.84 ounces. An onion that big makes a lot of soup!
French Onion Soup Recipe Ingredients
4 cups thinly sliced Vidalia, White, or Spanish Onions
8 cups Beef Broth
4 Tablespoons Burgundy Wine
2 Teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tablespoons Butter or Margarine
Baguette or French bread
Sliced provolone or mozzarella cheese
Directions on How to Make French Onion Soup
- Cut several thick slices of baguette or French bread. Leave out in the air to dry, or place in the oven on “warm” until they are dry.
- Sautee onions in butter or margarine until tender. Add a little water from time to time as you sauté them, to keep the pan from drying out.
- Put all ingredients into a pot.
- Bring to a boil. Then, turn it down to simmer for one hour.
- Pour soup into crock bowls or soup bowls.
- Add a slice of dry baguette or French bread.
- Top with provolone or mozzarella cheese.
- Set oven to “broil. Place soup into the oven and broil until cheese begins to turn brown.
- Serve piping hot.
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