Description
A rich and comforting Classic French Onion Soup filled with slowly caramelized onions, topped with crusty bread and melted Gruyère cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
6 large Yellow Onions
4 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 cup Dry White Wine
8 cups Beef Broth
1 Bay Leaf
1 sprig Fresh Thyme
1 Baguette, sliced
8 ounces Gruyère Cheese, grated
Fresh Parsley, chopped (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Peel and thinly slice the yellow onions
- Heat the unsalted butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onions, sugar, salt, and pepper
- Cook the onions slowly, stirring frequently for 45-60 minutes until caramelized
- Add minced garlic and cook for another minute. Deglaze with white wine and simmer
- Pour in the beef broth, add bay leaf and thyme. Simmer for at least 30 minutes
- Preheat oven broiler, toast baguette slices under the broiler until golde
- Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls, top with toasted bread and Gruyère cheese
- Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley if desired
Notes
For a vegetarian version, use vegetable broth instead of beef broth.
Make sure to caramelize onions slowly for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg