When you start to think about about France several things usual come to mind, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, barretts and especially their cuisine. The French without a doubt are most famous for their food. Tonight I thought I would share a very simple yet very delicious French Onion Soup.

The soup is traditionally placed in speciality bowls and warmed up to have cheese melted in the oven, being that I am a student and do not have these bowls, I came up with an alternative that let’s anybody make this famous soup. By placing the cheese at the bottom of the bowl and then pouring the hot soup on top of it, we can still get that melted cheese and onion mix that makes this soup so great. You might not be a French chef, but once you try recipe you’ll want to make again and again. I know I cant get enough of it!

Before we get cooking you’ll need a few ingredients:

This is a quick and simple recipe to make a delicious French Onion Soup.

• 4 cups of onions, 2 large or 4 medium onions make about 4 cups
• 3 tbs butter
• 1 tsp sugar
• 4 cans of beef broth (10 oz)
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• french bread
• gruyere cheese, about 1 cup grated
• 2 tbs grated parmesan
• sliced swiss cheese
• green onion or parsley to garnish

Directions:

Let’s get started on the soup now.The first step is to peel and slice the onions. You’ll need about 4-4.5 cups of sliced onions, so I hope you’re ready to cry a bit, trust me it’ll be worth the tears.

Cut and slice the onions up.

Once you have your onions chopped, place them in your pot and add your butter and start to sautée them. Add 1 tsp of sugar to help with the browning of the onions.

Add the onions and sautée in butter for about 10-15 minutes.

After about 10-15 minutes on medium heat, your onions should start to brown.

Sautée the onions until they start to brown.

Now that your onions are ready its time to add the broth. Poor in the 4 cans of broth into the pot and add the 1/2 cup of wine.

Once the onions have browned, add the broth and wine.

Add the bay leaf to the pot and cover, let the soup simmer for 25-30 minutes on medium-high heat.

On medium heat add a bay leaf and let the soup simmer.

Towards the last 10 minutes, we can start preparing the bread and cheese. Cut the french bread into slices, about 3/4 inches thick and place them in the oven on broil for a few minutes to toast.

Cut the bread into nice sized slices.

Grate the gruyere cheese, you want to get about 1/4 cup per slice of bread. Remove the toasting bread and cover with the gruyere and sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese. Place it back in the oven until the cheese melts and bubbles, this should take about 3 minutes.

Grate the gruyere it takes about 1/4 cup per slice of bread, the more generous the better.

When the soup is ready, place a slice of swiss cheese at the bottom of each bowl. Pour the hot soup on top of the slices of cheese.

We’re going to put a layer of cheese on the bottom of the soup to get that famous cheesiness.

Once the bread is ready place it in the soup and garnish with a bit of green onion or parsley. Et voilà! You made a beautiful French Onion Soup, enjoy with a nice glass of French wine and bon appétit!

Place the cheese topped bread into the soup and garnish with a bit of green onion. Et voilà, bon bon appétit!

Let me know how your soup turned out! If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them!