Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup Recipe). Classic French onion soup, similar to one you can get in a restaurant. Made with wine and sherry to bring out the beef flavor of the broth. Two different cheeses top it off to give it that bubbly, browned, and stretchy topping.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr15 mins

Total: 1hr35 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup butter

8 onions

sliced

2 cloves garlic

crushed

½ teaspoon salt

or to taste

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

or to taste

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 cup red wine

1 tablespoon sherry

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 quarts beef broth

1 French baguette

cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

olive oil

or as needed

6 slices Swiss cheese

6 slices provolone cheese

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onions garlic salt black pepper and thyme until onions are soft and brown about 30 minutes. Pour in red wine and sherry; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until you can no longer smell alcohol cooking off about 15 more minutes.

Step 2

Sprinkle onion mixture with flour and stir until coated; cook for 10 minutes. Pour in broth stir to blend in flour and simmer until slightly thickened about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) while soup is simmering. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.

Step 4

Toast the baguette slices in the preheated oven until golden brown 12 to 14 minutes turning the bread over halfway through cooking. Remove toast and set aside.

Step 5

Set an oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source and turn on the oven's broiler.

Step 6

Ladle soup into 6 oven-proof crocks filling them about 3/4 full. Place 1 or 2 bread slices into the bowls and top each with a slice of Swiss cheese and a slice of provolone. Carefully place filled crocks onto a sturdy baking sheet.

Step 7

Broil soup until the cheese is browned and bubbling 3 to 4 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 792.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 31.3g 63%

Carbohydrates: 77.2g 25%

Dietary Fiber: 7.2g 29%

Sugars: 15.6g

Fat: 37.7g 58%

Saturated Fat: 21.1g 105%

Cholesterol: 86.3mg 29%

Vitamin A Iu: 974.1IU 20%

Niacin Equivalents: 12.3mg 94%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 35%

Vitamin C: 23mg 38%

Folate: 186.9mcg 47%

Calcium: 576.1mg 58%

Iron: 4.8mg 27%

Magnesium: 83.3mg 30%

Potassium: 839.1mg 24%

Sodium: 2169.7mg 87%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 57%

Calories From Fat: 339.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.