French onion soup is full of rich flavors and textures and is like comfort in a bowl. Serve it with a piece of toasted baguette topped with melted cheese and you have yourself a French classic. 

Ingredients:

• 1 garlic clove
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 thyme sprigs
• 6 cups beef stock
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 6 tablespoons grapeseed oil
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup dry sherry
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 baguette 
• Emmental or Gruyère cheese, grated

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Instructions:

1. Tie half the garlic clove, bay leaf, and thyme in a sachet of cheesecloth with twine and set aside.
2. Coat the bottom of a heavy-bottomed saucepan with the grapeseed oil and add in the sliced onions, being sure to separate all the pieces. Cook over high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so the onions do not burn. Reduce the heat to medium, and caramelize gradually for about 1 hour.
3. When the onions have caramelized to a golden brown, add the butter and season with salt. Deglaze the pan with sherry. Add in the beef stock and the sachet of aromatics, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the sachet, and stir in the Worcestershire sauce.
4. Toast 1-inch slices of baguette in a 350°F oven for 5 minutes. Then, top with cheese and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes, until melted. 

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Right Cheese

The choice of cheese can make or break your French onion soup, so choose carefully! The recipe you follow will probably give you all the instructions you need, and most of them call for Swiss cheese. Gruyere is the safest possible option due to its rich texture and delicious flavor.

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Melting Technique

If you’ve ever tried melting cheese before, you already know that it’s a time-sensitive matter where every second counts. Multitasking is not an option when you’re melting cheese because you have to keep a close eye on it and remove it from fire once it gets golden brown and bubbly.

Last Ingredient

French onion soup comes with a long list of ingredients and you shouldn’t mess up their order. “Save the best for last” is the rule you should live by here, and always use your cheese as a topping over bread or croutons once you’ve added all the other ingredients to the mix.

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French onion soup is full of rich flavors and textures and is like comfort in a bowl. Serve it with a piece of toasted baguette topped with melted cheese and you have yourself a French classic. 

Ingredients:

• 1 garlic clove
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 thyme sprigs
• 6 cups beef stock
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 6 tablespoons grapeseed oil
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup dry sherry
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 baguette 
• Emmental or Gruyère cheese, grated

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Instructions:

1. Tie half the garlic clove, bay leaf, and thyme in a sachet of cheesecloth with twine and set aside.
2. Coat the bottom of a heavy-bottomed saucepan with the grapeseed oil and add in the sliced onions, being sure to separate all the pieces. Cook over high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so the onions do not burn. Reduce the heat to medium, and caramelize gradually for about 1 hour.
3. When the onions have caramelized to a golden brown, add the butter and season with salt. Deglaze the pan with sherry. Add in the beef stock and the sachet of aromatics, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the sachet, and stir in the Worcestershire sauce.
4. Toast 1-inch slices of baguette in a 350°F oven for 5 minutes. Then, top with cheese and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes, until melted. 

The post This Caramelized Onion Soup is a French Classic appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Right Cheese

The choice of cheese can make or break your French onion soup, so choose carefully! The recipe you follow will probably give you all the instructions you need, and most of them call for Swiss cheese. Gruyere is the safest possible option due to its rich texture and delicious flavor.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by San Diego Foodie Robin (@_sandiegofoodie)

Melting Technique

If you’ve ever tried melting cheese before, you already know that it’s a time-sensitive matter where every second counts. Multitasking is not an option when you’re melting cheese because you have to keep a close eye on it and remove it from fire once it gets golden brown and bubbly.

Last Ingredient

French onion soup comes with a long list of ingredients and you shouldn’t mess up their order. “Save the best for last” is the rule you should live by here, and always use your cheese as a topping over bread or croutons once you’ve added all the other ingredients to the mix.

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