Oh So Good French Onion Soup

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: 30-Minute Passport to France

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
6 medium onions, thinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, picked and chopped or poultry seasoning
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
1/2 cup dry sherry
6 cups beef stock
4 thick slices crusty bread, toasted
2 1/2 cups shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

Directions

Heat a deep pot over medium to medium high heat. Work next to the stove to slice onions. Add oil and butter to the pot. Add onions to the pot as you slice them. When all the onions are in the pot, season with salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon fresh thyme. Cook onions 15 to 18 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender, sweet and caramel colored. Add bay leaf and sherry to the pot and deglaze the pan drippings. Add 6 cups stock and cover pot to bring soup up to a quick boil.

Arrange 4 small, deep soup bowls or crocks on a cookie sheet. Preheat broiler to high. Once soup reaches a boil, ladle it into bowls. Float toasted crusty bread on soup and cover each bowl with a mound of cheese. Sprinkle remaining fresh thyme on cheese and place cookie sheet with soup bowls on it under hot broiler until cheese melts and bubbles.

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recipe Oh So Good French Onion Soup
Kim Elmhurst, IL 11-06-2009
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Yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this soup many times. The family loves it. I use swiss cheese instead of Gruyere; its cheaper and I am able to... buy it shredded. Read more
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Corey Great Falls, MT 10-01-2009
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Will make again
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe 100% from the beef stock to the cheese. My family loved this soup. I plan on making it again and... again. Next time I am going to use a couple more cups of stock so it has a little more brooth and honestly I think swiss cheese would be just as good....gonna try. Over all great flavor, restaurant quality! ThanksRead more
recipe Oh So Good French Onion Soup
Hollie Walkerton, IN 03-02-2009
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Pretty good...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I really liked this recipe...I made it with beef broth instead of stock. I would have liked it to be a little "beefier"...not... sure if it had to do with the broth/stock situation or not. Tonight I made another chef's recipe, just to see which I preferred...and my daughter immediately told me to stick with this one. I would definately make it again. Not a high maintenance meal at all...it's wonderful!!!! Thanks Rachael!Read more
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chantel ashley, PA 02-21-2009
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Yummo - As Rachel Would Say
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was easy and really tasty. I probably did "French Onion Soup Sacrelig", but I had to do with what I had. I used 4... cups of chicken broth (Bouillon Cubes) along with 2 cups of Beef Broth, Croutons instead of crusty bread, Red Onions, Dried Thyme and Yikes! I only had Mozzarella Cheese. To top it off, I microwaved the cheese on top the first time and this recipe was still great. So, if it tastes great with all the shortcuts and crazy substitutes it will most definitely taste even better done the Rachel Ray way. But, then again, I don't know if I would change anything because it was so good.Read more
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barbara bethpage, NY 01-06-2009
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good soup
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

as usual, rachel comes up with a quick and tasty soup.
recipe Oh So Good French Onion Soup
Nicole St. Louis, MO 01-05-2009
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Pretty good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I used dried thyme, beef broth instead of stock, and provel cheese instead of guyere. I love guyere but it is a little... expensive considering I am the only one in a household of four that eats it! I accidently added the 2 teaspoons of thyme to the soup instead of saving one for the top of the cheese, that threw off the taste of the broth a bit, but that was my fault. Overall, easy recipe and pretty tasty. Probably even better the next day!Read more