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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: drholly on October 24, 2013, 10:33:27 PM
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It's fall and that means soup. My oldest daughter, Emma, has been asking for French onion soup since I came home last week, so tonight was finally the night. I decided to start it early and let it cook slowly in the crock pot for most of the day - the house smelled great by dinner time! I made some bread to toast for the top of the soup, and covered it with Havarti, mozzarella, and asiago cheeses - added a salad and dinner was ready.
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Rich cheesy goodness - I love it! The first time I saw onion soup I found tempting was on a program I saw long ago - French Food at Home with Laura Caulder. Although I have not tried it yet, your post is a good reminder that I need to. Do you have a recipe?
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Looks delicious Doc!
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Send me a bowl! Looks really good
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Rich cheesy goodness - I love it! The first time I saw onion soup I found tempting was on a program I saw long ago - French Food at Home with Laura Caulder. Although I have not tried it yet, your post is a good reminder that I need to. Do you have a recipe?
My "recipe" is a bit of a moving target. I am always messing with it, trying to make it better. A couple things I've learned - the better the stock, the better the end result. Be sure to let the onions caramelize. It's a bit like making a dark roux - the longer you cook them (stirring constantly at the end) the more flavor you'll end up with. And, whether you use wine, sherry, or some other liquor, use one you'd enjoy drinking, a cheap one will not help the final flavor of the soup.
3 red & 3 sweet onions - sliced very thin and separated into rings
about 3 - 4 TBS butter
2 TBS minced garlic
1 C red wine
48 oz chicken stock
32 oz beef stock
(sometimes I use veal stock in place of some of the chicken stock)
a few sprigs each of fresh parsley and fresh thyme tied with 2 bay leaves
2 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
1 TBS anchovy paste (optional)
2 TBS balsamic vinegar
salt & pepper to taste (at end to adjust seasonings)
Put butter and sliced onions into large, heavy soup pot, Dutch oven, or crock pot insert (if it can be used on the stove) over med-high heat
Cook onions down until they are almost syrupy and well caramelized (stir frequently while cooking down and almost constantly as they begin to caramelize) This will take between 30 and 60 minutes
Add garlic and cook, stirring, for about two more minutes
Deglaze with red wine (or sherry, brandy, cognac, etc.)
Transfer to crock pot and add chicken and beef stock, Worcestershire Sauce, and anchovy paste
Add herb bundle
Cover and cook on low for 6 -8 hours (or high for about 4 hours)
Remove herb bundle
Add balsamic vinegar and taste for seasoning - adjust as needed
Cut thick slices of French bread and toast them
Fill oven proof bowls about 2/3's and top with slice of toasted bread
Add slice of cheese (Gruyere, Swiss, or Havarti) and some shredded Mozzarella and Asiago
Place bowls on sheet pan (to catch any dripping cheese) and put under broiler just until cheese melts and is golden
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soup looks great. i like the Halloween salad bowl and the milk on the table. nice..... 8)
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I could almost taste the ingredients line by line as I read your recipe - sounds most excellent. Thanks for posting, David ;)
This one is definitely going in my book of soups to try
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david, that looks delicious.
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Looks great and thanks for the recipe David!!! I have not made any for a long time and it's my wife's favorite ::) Don
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I love French onion soup. Looks delicious.
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GOOD eats!
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This is a must try! Thank you for posting the recipe!
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Hey move over David, I'll have a bowl of that soup with you, please!
Looks great!
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It is finally starting to get a "wintery feeling" around here. I have a number of soup recipes that I want to make. I have a French onion soup recipe from a class I took a while back. It might just be time. Thanks for posting.
Art
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That looks,sounds, great . Good project for this weekend. Thanks for posting,
Paul
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Mmmmmmm ;D I do love great onion soup!
Back when I was a road warrior and I'd often arrive at my hotel late in the afternoon or evening, I'd order a bowl of onion soup and a salad from room service. It got to be kind of a private little contest of mine to see which hotel had the best -- many were very good and only a few were bad. It was a nice dose of "comfort" at the end of a travel day.
Thanks for posting this -- I'm going to brew up a pot.
Hub
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One of my favorite soups.. yours looks great! Thanks for posting.. I'm gonna try to make this.
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I love good french onion soup. One of my favorite fall meals is french onion soup with a thick layer of melty cheese on top served with a pint of Guinness stout.
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Dang, look at the gooey cheese in last picture, and the richness of the broth.
Very nice David. Now we're all hungry!
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That looks very good. Thanks for the recipe Dave.
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Lookin good buddy. One of my favorite soups