French Onion Soup

[Pam Gould]

I use Greyere or Emantaller (spelling) cheese, Swiss works well too. I will make a fresh baguette too. Brandy will work real well too.  Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[bbqchef]

I was at Cafe Rouge in London a few months ago and they served a fantastic onion soup... I e-mailed asking for the recipe and this is all they would let me know...

"It is a classic French onion soup including caramelised onions in butter and oil. We add Dijon and grain mustard, fresh thyme, bay leaf, beef and chicken stock and cook until all flavours have merged into one rich, sweet indulgent darkened brown soup with a savoury/ sweet but mellow onion flavour."

The grain mustard and thyme is what really makes the difference, I think.

(I'm still trying to recreate this... I've come close but not close enough.)

[Pam Gould]

I will try the fresh thyme,, I grow my own, but didnt' know aobut the mustard. I do mix chicken and beef broth tho. Am gonna try it today.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[bbqchef]

Go easy on the thyme... I learned it's easy to overpower the onin flavor with too much. The grain mustard (just a tad) adds a unique note to the soup.

Good luck!

Mike

[Pam Gould]

I'm very careful with rosemary, thyme and sage amd tarragon. The parsley isn't too bad but I add that last if I add it. Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[TentHunteR]

Pam that soup looks killer good. I could go for a bowlful right about now with all this chilly weather.