Recipe courtesy of Wolfgang Puck

Onion Soup

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 30 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 1 hr 10 min
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Ingredients

4 medium onions

3 tablespoons mild-flavored oil, such as almond or safflower

1/2 cup port

8 cups chicken stock

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 bouquet garni (fresh thyme, bay leaf, and celery stalk tied together)

12 (1/4-inch thick) slices French bread, toasted

3 cups grated Gruyere

Directions

  1. Thinly slice the onions. Heat a 6-quart stockpot. Add the oil and heat. Add the onions and saute until golden brown over medium-low heat, about 25 to 30 minutes. Deglaze the pan with port. Add stock, salt, pepper, and bouquet garni, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
  2. Preheat the broiler.
  3. Pour the soup into 6 oven-proof bowls. Top each bowl with 2 slices of bread and sprinkle with the cheese. Brown under the broiler until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly.

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Eddie S.

This was a tasty soup, but for being ONION soup, I expected a greater onion "pow." I think the celery competed with the key flavor. Also, I think the right stove setting is medium. I cooked it according to the medium-low recommendation, and it took almost an hour to caramelize the onions...even after I turned up the heat after the first 30 minutes.

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