Delicious World Recipes

The WorldS Best French Onion Soup

The WorldS Best French Onion Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 12 lb onions thinly sliced
  • 4 14 12 oz cans beef broth divided
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig fresh parsley
  • 1 large sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 Tbsp Madeira or sherry
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 8 34-inch thick slices French bread
  • 2 c grated Gruyere cheese

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400 On stove top heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat Add onions and stir often until softened and golden brown about 35 minutes Increase heat to high and pour in 12 broth stirring until most of the broth has evaporated and onions are browning again Continue until you have used up 2 cups of the broth Wrap bay leaf parsley and thyme in cheesecloth Add to soup reduce heat to low and simmer covered 15 minutes Season with Madeira and salt and pepper to taste Toast bread in oven on a cookie sheet 5 minutes Divide the soup among 8 ovenproof bowls Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cheese over each then top with bread and 2 tablespoons more cheese Place bowls on cookie sheet and bake until the cheese bubbles 10 minutes Makes 8 servings