Anyone have a french onion soup recipe?

Im dying for some and Im willing to make it!!! Help a pregnant lady out please...

Re: Anyone have a french onion soup recipe?

mmmmmmmmm I would love this also..one of my favorites! I found one for a crock pot...do you have one?

Re: Anyone have a french onion soup recipe?

Here is mine:
Makes 4 servings

1/4 cup margarine or butter
3 onions thinly sliced
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
2 1/2 cups water'1/2 cup red wine
2 (10.5 ounce) cans condensed beef broth
1 french baguette
8 ounces sliced mozzerella

Melt butter or margarine in a 4 qt. saucepan. stir in sugar. cook onions over med. heat for 10 min. or until golden brown.
Stir in flour until well blended with the onions and pan juices. Add water wine and beef broth, heat to boiling.
Reduce heat to low. Cover soup and simmer for 10 min.
Cut four 1 inch thick slices of bread from the loaf. Toast the bread slices at 325 degrees just until browned, about 10 min. Reserve the remaining bread to serve with the soup.
Ladle soup into 4 12 ounce oven safe bowls. Place 1 slice of toasted bread on the top of the soup in each bowl. Fold cheese over bowl. Place soup bowls onto a cookie sheet for easier handling.
Bake at 425 for 10 min or untill cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

Re: Anyone have a french onion soup recipe?

Reduce the amounts as you need them.
It keeps well for several days and freezes beautifully. And best of all it's very low fat.

Use the heaviest pot you have and in 3-4 TB of oil saute 3 lb. sliced onions with a couple of TB. sugar. Stir a lot so they cook evenly. You want them to get a nice chestnut brown. If the pot gets dark brown, that's good! It adds to the flavor. You can close the heat, the lid on and that brown stuff softens and colors the onions even more. In a good heavy pot it doesn't burn.

When the onions are very soft, stir in a couple TB. of flour and add the low-sodium Colleg Inn broth. We like it rich with lots of onions so I use 6 cups beef broth and 1-2 cups chicken broth. (No water.) I add a couple TB. brandy and several bay leaves. Let it simmer on the stove til it's the strength you like. If you like it saltier beef bouillion cubes are good. If it needs color, I often add Kitchen bouquet.

I have Onion soup crocks but you can use small pyrex custard cups if you have nothing else. Place your bowls on a cookie sheets and fill with the hot soup. Don't count on the oven to heat it for you, as the cheese will brown and your soup will still be cold. Top with a slice of oven-browned French bread, and then with cheese of your choice - Swiss, mozzarella, gruyer or provolone are all good. Place in a hot oven to melt the cheese.

PS. If you have a strong exhaust fan, slice your onions under that. I never shed a tear that way.

Message edited 12/9/2003 11:24:41 AM.

Re: Anyone have a french onion soup recipe?

Mmmmmm I am getting the ingredients and making it TODAY!!! Thanks for the recipes.