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French Onion Soup is the perfect soup recipe to warm you up! It's packed full of flavors like caramelized onion, crusty bread and melted cheese, yum!
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French Onion Soup

Course Soup
Author The Farmwife Cooks

Ingredients

  • 4 Tbls Butter
  • 1 Tbls Olive Oil
  • 2 lbs Vidalia onions (4-5) sliced
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 2 tsp Minced Garlic
  • 2 32 oz Cartons Beef Broth
  • 3 squirts Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3/4 Cup Dry White Wine
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 3 sprigs Thyme
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Beef base
  • French Bread sliced
  • Gruyere Cheese grated

Instructions

  • In a Dutch Oven melt the butter, add the olive oil and onions.
  • Cook on medium low heat for 30 minutes stirring occasionally, until a dark caramel color.
  • Add the garlic and wine and cook for a couple minutes.
  • Add the broth, Worcestershire, salt and pepper, thyme, bay leaf and beef base.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes
  • To serve toast the sliced bread.
  • Ladle soup into a ramekin and add a piece or two of the toasted bread.
  • Sprinkle with cheese and broil until cheese starts to turn brown.
  • Serve immediately.