Classic French Onion Soup
By: Munchin with Mu...
Published: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 8:21am

Ingredients




¼ cup salted butter
4-6 yellow onions, finely sliced
¼ Tsp. flour
½ cup sherry
5 cups beef broth
3 sprigs fresh thyme
3 sprigs fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
4 slices of a crusty French baguette
1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400 2 In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. 3 Add onions to the pot and sprinkle with flour. Reduce heat to medium low and cook for 45 minutes stirring occasionally. If the onions are cooking too quickly, reduce heat. 4 When the onions are tender and golden in colour, de-glaze the pan with sherry. 5 Pour beef broth into the pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add herbs, salt and pepper to taste. 6 Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. 7 Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Butter slices of French bread and bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes until very dry. Set aside. 8 Remove herb stalks and bay leaf. 9 Ladle soup portions into four oven safe ramekins. Top with crusty French bread and sprinkle with cheese. Place ramekins on a cookie sheet and bake uncovered at 400 for 5-10 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Broil for one minute more to brown the top. 10 Serve warm. 11 Serves 4

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Classic French onion soup. The perfect cure to a cold winter day