Description
A truly iconic French Onion Soup rich with onions in a broth, topped with French bread and Gruyère cheese with a recipe from the Famous & Barr retail stores in St. Louis, MO.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 pounds white onions (medium size)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1–2 bay leaves
- 3/4 cup flour
- 96 ounces beef broth ((3–32 oz containers))
- 1 cup white wine
- Salt to season
- 1 loaf French baguette ((sliced))
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
- 16 ounces Gruyère cheese ((can substitute Swiss which I often do))
Instructions
- Slice the onions 1/8" thick. Melt butter in a large pot and sauté the onions over low heat for 1 1/2 – 2 hours.
- Add seasonings; pepper, paprika and bay leaves. Mix well and saute on low for 2-3 minutes; stirring frequently.
- Add 2/3 of the broth to the pot and stir well. And the flour to the remaining broth and mix thoroughly and then add to the pot, stirring in. Add wine and simmer 2 hours.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Turn on oven to broil.
- Brush bread slices with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Lightly brown bread using the broiler watching very carefully so not to burn.
- Heat soup on stove top.
- Layer soup, then Parmesan toasted bread, then cheese in ovenproof bowls.
- Broil until cheese melts; 3-5 minutes. Watch carefully!
- Let cool for a couple of minutes before eating.
Nutrition
- Calories: 656 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Fat: 31 g
- Carbohydrates: 63 g
- Protein: 27 g