Perfect French Onion Soup
"A great way to warm yourself up in the Fall / Winter. It tastes way better than what you get in the restaurants!!! Maybe the addition of Merlot...?"
photo by lazyme
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 (32 ounce) boxes beef broth
- 1 (750 ml) bottle merlot or (750 ml) bottle cabernet sauvignon wine
- 6 -8 yellow onions (chopped)
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- Worcestershire sauce
- salt
- black pepper
- 3 -4 beef bouillon cubes
- parsley
- italian seasoning
- 1 (8 ounce) bag shredded mozzarella cheese
- 6 slices wheat bread
directions
- Sautee yellow onions and butter until soft.
- Add Beef Broth and 3/4 bottle of the wine.
- Bring to boil adding remaining ingredients to taste (we love a lot of worcestershire!).
- Once at a boil, bring down to simmer and allow time for the wine's alcohol to cook off.
- We've found that the worcestershire sauce and wine combo really makes the soup delicious.
- Serve soup with some cheese already in the bowl and place a slice of bread and more cheese on top.
- Melt and serve.
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Reviews
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Yum! What a great soup. I made as directed and used a cabernet for the wine. Simple, easy, and delish. Thanks for sharing this nice keeper. Made for Best of 2011 tag. -
Thanks to pic a chef I chose this recipe to try.<br/><br/>OMG Wow what a great onion soup! <br/><br/>I chose to use cabernet sauvignon wine in ours. I would not change a thing in this recipe.<br/><br/>Top onion soup.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Ian Magary
Gardnerville
Retired Navy Deepsea Diver (11 yrs) then Explosive Ordnance Disposal (14 yrs). I love to cook, especially with my children! We make some fantastic creations! Married to a wonderful woman, Kimberly Anne Magary and reside in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains.?
