French Onion Soup

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I liked this soup well enough - probably a 3 1/2 star. It was too sweet for my taste. I think that apple juice made it too sweet. i used apple juice that I purchased from a local farmers market. Pure juice that ws un filtered..... Maybe that was what made it too sweet.

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I thought I'd take advantage of the sweet onions in the market by making this version of French Onion soup with three varieties of sweet onions. Recognizing that these onions were "sweet" versus the standard "hot" onions found year round, I was aware that I would heighten the sweetness factor during the caramelization process. To combat this, I used only half the cider vinegar, reserving the balance in case I needed it. Even with half the vinegar(organic and unfiltered, the sweetness of the cider vinegar was just too forward for my tastes. I may try this recipe again using only one variety of sweet onion, but that remains to be seen. While I don't discourage anyone from trying this recipe, I do recommend starting with only a third of the cider vinegar and adding it in increments until it suits your tastes.

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Just like all of Alton's recipe's no room for improvement.

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i would watch if you have very sweet onions the amount of cider you put in can make a difference of sweetness. if they are very sweet, cut down on the cider.

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As good as anything I ever had in a restaurant. I didn't have the oven proof crocks, so I put the cheese on my bread and melted it under the broiler then floated that on top of a bowl of the soup. Wonderful!

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Although this recipe was time consuming it was easy and came out great! I made it for a special date and he said that it was better than onion soups he had at french restaurants. I know he wasn't just saying it to be nice because I made other things as well that didn't get the rave this soup got. I loved the soup too!

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The whole family loves Alton and most of the recipes. But this one we did not enjoy. I might try this again without the apple cider vinegar and like some of the others said use more beef consomme'.

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This is a fabulous, restaurant quality soup. It was worth every minute of the time it took to make it.

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I've been really missing my favorite french onion soup from Danielle's in Sacramento, but no longer. This was as close to perfect as I've ever come. I did cut the onions down to 7 and that was plenty for me. I had plenty of broth with a few less onions. There was a definite sweetness to the soup and I suppose you could substitute some of the apple cider with more beef broth. Personally I liked it just the way it was. Thank you Alton for finally giving me a good reason to get out that old electric skillet. You are a culinary genius!

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Very sweet but very good. I once used gorgonzola instead of gruyere. I don't recommend that unless you're serving this soup for dessert - it added a whole more sweetnes to it. I sometimes use red wine instead of the white but make sure you use a red low in tannins or else you'll get a funky "bite" to the soup. Unless you like that sorta thing.