Julia Child’s French Onion Soup Recipe
Come fall in love with this savory, rich French Onion Soup – it’s the perfect appetizer to start your meal. There’s nothing better than a bowl of creamy, velvety French onion soup.
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- Ovenproof Bowls
- Oven
- Cheese Grater
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 5 cups Onions
- 4 tablespoons Oil
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 3 tablespoons Brandy
- 6 cups Beef Stock
- 3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
- 8 slices French Bread
- 4 oz Gruyere Cheese (grated)
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil and butter in the dutch oven. Add onions and cook with the lid on for fifteen minutes.
- Then add sugar and salt and mix well. Cook for another forty minutes until deeply browned onions.
- Add all-purpose flour, beef stock and season with salt and black pepper.
- Simmer for thirty minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
- Top the soup with toasted bread and cheese.
- Transfer the soup to bowls and put them in the oven.
- Broil for thirty minutes.
- Once the cheese is browned, serve French soup.
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Nutrition
Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 815mg | Potassium: 492mg
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