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Where Can I Get French Onion Soup

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Caramelized onions, rich beef broth, and toasty bread topped with melted cheese, French onion soup is the ultimate comfort food.

Small crock of French onion soup.

What You’ll Need To Make French Onion Soup

ingredients for french onion soup

How To Make French Onion Soup

To begin, in a large Dutch oven or soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the oil, onions, salt, pepper, and sugar.

caramelizing onions in Dutch oven

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are deep golden brown and caramelized, 45 to 55 minutes.

caramelizing onions in Dutch oven

In the beginning, you will only need to stir the onions occasionally. As they start to brown midway through cooking, you’ll need to stir them more frequently. Also, be sure to scrape the fond (or brown particles) from the bottom of the pan.

caramelizing onions in Dutch oven

Add the wine and raise the heat to high.

adding wine to Dutch oven

Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape any fond from the bottom of the pan, until almost all of the liquid has evaporated and the onions are jammy, 8 to 10 minutes.

jammy onions and wine in Dutch oven

Add the flour.

adding flour to thicken

Cook for about one minute to dissolve the flour.

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stirring flour and onions

Add the broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and bay leaves to the pot.

adding broth and herbs to pot

Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook, covered, for about 30 minutes. Add the sherry, then taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. If the soup needs a deeper flavor, try a few shakes of Worcestershire sauce. If it’s not quite sweet enough, add 1/4 teaspoon sugar.

finished french onion soup broth

While the soup simmers, preheat the oven to 400°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Arrange the baguette slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.

toasting bread for topping french onion soup

Bake until the bread is dry, crisp, and golden at edges, about 10 minutes. Set aside.

Baking sheet of toasted bread.

Adjust an oven rack 6 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Set individual broiler-safe crocks on a baking sheet and divide the hot soup among the crocks. Be sure the soup is very hot as it won’t warm up much in the oven. Top each crock with 1 or 2 baguette slices (do not overlap slices).

topping crocks with bread

Sprinkle evenly with Gruyère and then Parmigiano Reggiano.

crocks with cheese ready to broil

Slide the crocks into the oven and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly around edges, 3 to 5 minutes. (Alternatively, if using regular soup bowls: Top each toast slice with some cheese and return to broiler to melt, about 2 minutes more. Divide the soup among bowls and top each serving with two cheese toasts.)

french onion soup crocks out of the oven

Let the French onion soup crocks cool for a few minutes before serving.

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