French Onion Soup

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Total Time:
2 hr 0 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 45 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 10 sweet onions (like Vidalias) or a combination of sweet and red onions
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 cups white wine
  • 10 ounces canned beef consume
  • 10 ounces chicken broth
  • 10 ounces apple cider (unfiltered is best)
  • Bouquet garni; thyme sprigs, bay leaf and parsley
  • 1 loaf country style bread
  • Ground black pepper
  • Splash Cognac, optional
  • 1 cup grated Fontina or Gruyere cheese

Directions

Trim the ends off each onion then slice from end to end. Remove peel and finely slice into half moon shapes. Set electric skillet to 300 degrees and add butter. Once butter has melted add a layer of onions and sprinkle with a little salt. Repeat layering onions and salt until all onions are in the skillet. Do not try stirring until onions have sweated down for 15 to 20 minutes. After that, stir occasionally until onions are dark mahogany and reduced to approximately 2 cups. This should take 45 minutes to 1 hour. Do not worry about burning.

Add enough wine to cover the onions and turn heat to high, reducing the wine to a syrup consistency. Add consume, chicken broth, apple cider and bouquet garni. Reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.

Place oven rack in top 1/3 of oven and heat broiler.

Cut country bread in rounds large enough to fit mouth of oven safe soup crocks. Place the slices on a baking sheet and place under broiler for 1 minute.

Season soup mixture with salt, pepper and cognac. Ladle soup into crocks leaving one inch to the lip. Place bread round, toasted side down, on top of soup and top with grated cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly and golden, 1 to 2 minutes.

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  • on September 27, 2011

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    I have to point out that Alton has another recipe almost exactly the same that has a video. Also, that I changed the recipe because of lack of ingredients and advise of others.

    I had a little over 4 lbs of onions. I could not find the beef consomme and I didn't have the apple cider but juice. I did not have an electric skillet.

    I cooked them in a dutch oven with 5 oz of apple juice since it is sweeter and increased the beef item (broth.

    It was so savory and ADDICTIVE!!!!

    Simple easy (burn the onions!but just time consuming. Great project for a lazy Sunday afternoon!

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  • on January 28, 2011

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    I made this for my wife not too long ago and we loved it. The taste was amazing, and the house smelled great. Well, it smelled great at first. I have to admit I didn't like the onion smell the next day... LOL

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  • on September 24, 2010

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    Loved it! I also wanted to comment that people that change ingredients in a recipe without trying the original first should not post poor reviews. They are reviewing their own recipe, not the original.

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