Take that Tim Hortons! My sister and I made this French onion soup recipe over the weekend. It’s easy to make and more authentic than many of the recipes I’ve come across in the past. Note, that you do need French onion soup bowls like the ones pictured below—but they’re pretty easy to find and well worth the cost. I, personally, found them in my mom’s house…apparently there was a big craze for them in the 70s.
Cooking Time – 1 ½ hour
Level of Difficulty – Easy, but I recommend wearing protective glasses from all the onions
Ingredients –
2 ounces butter
1 pound of onions, sliced – I used three different small onions for flavour and colour (Spanish, White and Red Onion)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon flour
4 cups beef stock
1 cup of Gruyere cheese, shredded
Worcestershire sauce
Slices of French bread
Pepper to taste
Directions –
1) Melt butter in a large pot and cook sliced onions on low heat for approximately one hour. It’s important to brown the onions very slowly until they are caramelized (soft and transparent).
2) Add in the minced garlic about 45 minutes into cooking the onions
3) When the onions are cooked, turn the heat up to medium, stir in the flour and cook for approx 1 minute
4) Pour in the beef stock and season with pepper and a dash of Worcestershire sauce, bring to a boil and let it cook for about 20 minutes
5) Preheat the oven to 400F
6) Place slices of bread on the bottom of each bowl and pour soup on top (the bread will float to the top)
7) Sprinkle cheese on top of bread and bake until the cheese melts and browns
- Jess
