Jacques Pepin's Onion Soup Gratinee

Name: Jacques Pepin's Onion Soup Gratinee
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 onions, sliced; 7 cups unsalted chicken stock, preferably homemade; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper; 16 slices baguette; 10 ounces gruyere, grated on the large hole side of a box grater (or Comte or Emmenthaler)

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:45min

This is an amazingly easy way to make classic French Onion Soup. The quality of your stock will determine the quality of the soup. This makes four lovely individual crocks of cheese topped soup, assuming your crocks will hold at least two cups.

Updated at: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:25:00 GMT