French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup
Servings: 5 bowls
Calories: 260kcal
Ingredients
- 4-6 large yellow onion
- 2 large vidalia onion
- 6 tbsp butter
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 bay leaf
- 3/4 cup white wine, dry
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 cups chicken broth
- salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- lemon juice as needed
- Worcestershire sauce as needed
- baguette sliced into 2" thick pieces
- gruyere cheese slices, or swiss
Instructions
- slice the onions into 1/2" pieces. Try to keep them as even as possible
- melt all the butter in the pot on medium-low heat, add the onions and season liberally with salt. Simmer un-covered for about 30 minutes, tossing with tongs every 5-10 minutes until the onions are submerged in their own juices / butter
- Continue to simmer the onions on medium low for another 30-40 minutes until they darken, but still have some crunch to them.
- stir in the wine, thyme, pepper, bay leaves and simmer covered for 5 minutes
- Add the broths, bring to a boil on high then reduce to low, cover to a small crack and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally
- adjust the seasoning with Worcestershire and lemon juice as desired then continue to simmer covered to a crack for another 45 minutes.
- Ladle the soup into small bowls, add 1-2 toasted baguettes, top with cheese and broil 2 minutes
Notes
serve with toasted baguettes and gruyere or swiss cheese.
Bread and cheese are not included in the nutrition calculation, but assume they add around 300 calories per 2 bread and 2 cheese slices
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1196mg | Potassium: 537mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 439IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
