French Onion Soup
Make French onion soup with slowly caramelized onions, savory beef broth, toasted French bread, and bubbling Gruyere cheese.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 6 yellow onions thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 6 cups beef broth
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 6 slices French bread toasted
- 1 1/2 cups Gruyere cheese shredded
Instructions
Instructions
- Melt the butter with the olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add onions, salt, and sugar.
- Cook the onions slowly for 35 to 45 minutes, stirring often, until deeply golden and soft.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in wine and scrape up any browned bits.
- Add broth, thyme, bay leaf, and pepper. Simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, then remove herbs.
- Ladle soup into ovenproof bowls, top each with toast and Gruyere, and broil until bubbling and browned.