Easy French Onion soup

Name: Easy French Onion soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 6 medium red onions, sliced 1/8" thick; Kosher salt; 2 cups beef bone both; 6 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 tbsp beef bouillon; 1/2 cup dry red wine, Pinot noir or Nero d'avolo; 1 tbsp herbs de Provence; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; Ground black pepper; 1 small baguette, cut on bias into 1/2-inch slices; 8 oz gruyere cheese, shredded; Butter

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

Simpler easier version of French onion soup. Tweaked from an original America's test kitchen recipe.

Updated at: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:20:56 GMT

Ingredients

8 servings

2 Tbspunsalted butter

6red onions

medium, sliced 1/8" thick

kosher salt

2 cupsbeef bone both

6 cupslow sodium chicken broth

1 Tbspbeef bouillon

½ cupdry red wine

Pinot noir or Nero d'avolo

1 Tbspherbs de provence

1 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

ground black pepper

Cheese croutons

1baguette

small, cut on bias into 1/2-inch slices

8 ozgruyere cheese

shredded

butter

Instructions

Step 1

Melt the butter in a large dutch oven on medium high heat. Add onions and one teaspoon of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are reduced and syrupy and caramely on the inside of the pot is coated with a deep brown crust, approximately 30 to 35 minutes. Do not ignore or forget as this can burn quickly. Adjust heat if cooking too quickly.

Step 2

Add the herbs and cook for 30 seconds until bloomed. Add the red wine to deglaze the pan. Scraping up the brown crust

Step 3

Add both broths and the bullion and simmer to blend the flavors for about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in the balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 5

For the croutons, adjust and oven rack to the upper middle position and heat the oven to 350°. Arrange the baguette slices on a rim baking sheet and lightly butter one side.

Step 6

Toast the croutons butter side up in the oven for approximately 5 minutes. Remove and add shredded cheese on top.

Step 7

Heat oven to broil. Add pan back into oven and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Step 8

Float croutons on top of the French onion soup.