French Onion Soup

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: French Fare

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (115)

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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 bowls of soup

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

8 onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 cups beef stock
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
1 loaf French bread
2 cups grated Gruyere

Directions

Saute onions and garlic in oil over low heat until tender and golden yellow. Sprinkle flour over onions, cook a few minutes more, browning the flour well. Add stock and wine and bring to a boil, add thyme and bay leaf. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer gently for 20 minutes or so. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Meanwhile, slice French bread into 3/4-inch slices and butter both sides. Toast slices on griddle until golden brown. Ladle soup into an ovenproof bowl, add toasted bread and cover with cheese. Place ovenproof bowl on a baking sheet lined with tin foil. Bake at 350 degrees F or 5 minutes under a hot broiler.

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Jennifer Tomball, TX 02-09-2010
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Good recipe, but a little bland
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a good recipe, but I added 2 beef bouillon cubes, pepper, and a lot of salt for more flavor. The Gruyere cheese is... very rich and adds a lot of flavor (start with a small amount so you don't overpower the soup and just taste the cheese), but the basic soup is a little bland. I used big crunchy croutons instead of the bread and that worked great.Read more
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Amelia Green Cove Springs, FL 02-04-2010
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Delicious and easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is perfect! Even my picky child loved it. It's also easy to do and relatively quick. This has become an almost... weekly family favorite since we first made it a few months ago. You will not be disappointed you tried this recipe!Read more
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Natasha Round Hill, VA 02-04-2010
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1st time making French Onion Soup!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was great, I added a couple ot teaspoons (to taste) of boullion to make the flavor richer. I thought the thyme and bay... leaf flavor was perfect, but I used very large onions, which may have distributed the flavor more than the other raters. I will caramlize the onions next time. This makes a ton of soup! We had it for lunch all week! Read more
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stacey haughton, LA 02-04-2010
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I adjusted this recipe after reading some comments
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made the beef broth from (8) bouillon cubes with (9) cuos of water and I added about (3) good shakes of Worcestershire... sauce, this made the broth very rich. I carmalized the onions and garlic in a stick of butter and olive oil (about) one round, around the pan. the onions have to cook until they are very brown. I also did not use the bay leaf, and used only half the Thyme suggested. This WAS THE BEST SOUP I have ever made. My whole house smelled like my favorite Deli in Shreveport!! thank you all for the suggestions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Read more
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Theresa Wichita, KS 02-03-2010
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not great - but easily improved upon
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

i made this and toward the end of the cooking, tasted it again and still did not like it. i felt the problem was that 1) the... onions needed to cook much much more (to a dark brown color - and in butter, not oil) and 2) that the amount of thyme called for (dried thyme) was way too much. sooo, i scooped the onions out of the soup, sauteed them to death in butter, concentrated the broth with some beef bullion cubes to lessen the thyme flavor and it worked. it was very good. disappointed with Paula's basic recipe, thoughRead more
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yana bellingham, WA 02-02-2010
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i loved it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

good good good yum