Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, french traditional recipe onion soup. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
French Traditional Recipe Onion Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. French Traditional Recipe Onion Soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Stay warm with this GREAT French onion soup! With beef stock base, slow-cooked caramelized onions, French bread, gruyere and Parmesan cheese. Your soup will only be as good as the stock you are using. This soup traditionally is made with beef stock, though sometimes a good beef stock.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have french traditional recipe onion soup using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make French Traditional Recipe Onion Soup:
- Take 6 large and sweet onions
- Prepare 30 ml (1 oz) extra virgin olive oil (2 tablespoons)
- Get 60 g (2 oz) butter
- Prepare 1 clove garlic
- Get 2 (70 oz.) Liters of meat broth
- Prepare 12 slices baguette bread
- Get 3 tablespoons wheat flour
- Take 1 teaspoon sugar
- Get Salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Make ready 30 ml (1 oz) brandy or cognac
- Prepare 120 g (4 oz) soft grated cheese (Gruyère type)
I try onion soup every chance i get, and I still say mine is. The first step to making traditional French onion soup is to transform that big pile of raw onions into the decadent, sweet, and irresistibly caramelized onions that will form the rich base of this recipe. Caramelization is actually a really simple process, but it does take some time. This classic French onion soup topped with melted gruyère and parmesan is the epitome of rustic comfort food.
Steps to make French Traditional Recipe Onion Soup:
- In this Onion French Soup we must use sweet onions, we will find them in any market. If another type of onion is used but the flavor will no longer be equally soft and sweet
- Peel the sweet onions and cut them into julienne (lengthwise and thinly sliced). we put them in a bowl.
- We choose a large casserole, heat the oil in the bottom of the casserole. We add butter, which is the true basis of this French soup.
- When it has melted and mixed with the olive oil, add the onions and finely chopped garlic
- If we have not used sweet onions, add a spoonful of sugar. Sprinkle the flour in the pan and stir gently to mix well. The effect of the flour with the onion and especially the butter is called Roux, it will help us to bind and thicken the soup.
- Add the brandy and let 2 minutes evaporate to the alcohol.
- We introduce the broth that could be meat, vegetables or chicken. Bring all these ingredients to a boil for 15-20 minutes over a very low heat. - Cut the bread into thin slices and toast them lightl
- Tips
- Onion French Soup, is a liquid soup but it can be transformed into creamy. It adds a little starch that gives a texture between soup and cream. - - A recipe worthy of both a first course and a main one in a simple and special dinner for cold nights
Caramelization is actually a really simple process, but it does take some time. This classic French onion soup topped with melted gruyère and parmesan is the epitome of rustic comfort food. Most people think of French onion soup as "restaurant food" but it actually originated as a simple peasant dish made from onions, stale bread, and water. French onion soup is a bistro classic, the most homey and delicious example of good café cooking. But only a handful of frugal ingredients make up this restaurant favorite.
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