French Onion Soup
All this rich cheesy soup needs in order to be a complete meal is a green salad or some sliced fruit.
Prep Time:
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups beef consommé
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups large herbed croutons
- 2 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded
Directions
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onions in the butter, stirring continually, until tender, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle with flour.
Cook, stirring continually, until onions and flour are browned, about 2 minutes. Stir in the water and consommé.
Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes.
Preheat the broiler to 450°F.
Add salt and black pepper to soup and mix well. Spoon into 4 or 6 individual broilerproof soup crocks. Add equal portions of croutons to each crock. Sprinkle with Gruyère.
Place crocks on a baking sheet and broil soup until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
Secret Tip
Salting the onions as you add them to the saucepan helps them become tender more quickly, as the salt releases the onions' liquid and the heat of the saucepan evaporates it.
