Classic French Onion Soup Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Classic French Onion Soup
Add your photo!
Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
304
Calories
Total time
26
Minutes
Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. CUT ends of onions and peel outer layers; CUT onions to 1/4-inch thick slices; HEAT 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-low heat; SAUTE onions covered for 20 minutes; ADD 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 3/4 teaspoon packed brown sugar (or 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar); RAISE heat to medium-high and cook, stirring often, until onions caramelize and turn a rich brown; ADD two mashed garlic cloves; STIR.
  2. REDUCE heat again to medium-low; SPRINKLE 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour over onion mixture; COOK, stirring often, for 2 minutes.
  3. DEGLAZE the pan with the cognac and sherry, scraping bottom of SIMMER uncovered for about 5 minutes.
  4. STIR in the dry wine; SIMMER uncovered for 15 minutes.
  5. ADD 6 cups beef stock, 2 bay leaves, 1 fresh thyme sprig (or 1/8 teaspoon ground thyme), 1/4 teaspoon ground sage, 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground white pepper; SIMMER uncovered for at least 30 minutes.
  6. REMOVE bay leaves and thyme sprig; SEASON just to taste with just enough grated parmesan cheese to flavor the stock (no more than 2 tablespoons), and kosher salt, to taste.
  7. MEANWHILE, fresh sourdough French baguette bread into slices to place across soup in serving bowls (cut to 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick, number of slices depends on size of bread/serving bowls); SHRED 6 ounces gruyere cheese.
  8. DRIZZLE each slice bread on both sides with olive oil; BAKE bread on a baking sheet at 325 F for 15 minutes; TURN croutes over on baking sheet and continue baking 10-15 minutes, until bread is very toasty (it will be quite hard, which is what you want); REMOVE bread from oven; SET broiler to high.
  9. LADLE soup into four bowls; PLACE croutes into each bowl; COVER each croute completely to the rim of bowls with shredded gruyere cheese (about 1/3 cup for each).
  10. PLACE bowls on a baking sheet under broiler just until cheese melts and begins to brown (keep an eye on them, about 45 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes); REMOVE from oven; SPRINKLE each lightly with grated fresh parmesan cheese and fresh snipped chives if desired; SERVE and enjoy!
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 303.89 Kcal (1272 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.23g 23%
Cholesterol 41.36mg 14%
Sodium 937.49mg 39%
Potassium 677.17mg 14%
Total Carbs 10.77g 4%
Sugars 6.96g 28%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 1%
Protein 16.47g 33%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 312.7mg 31%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 67.05 Kcal (281 kJ)
Calories from fat 30.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.36g 23%
Cholesterol 9.13mg 14%
Sodium 206.84mg 39%
Potassium 149.41mg 14%
Total Carbs 2.38g 4%
Sugars 1.54g 28%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 1%
Protein 3.63g 33%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 69mg 31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Search
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe
Analyze

Try this similar recipes

View More

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.3
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

Also Try

Share Recipe

Recipes▼
Search
Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top