French Onion Soup
Total time
Author: Dewig Meats
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6 servings
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 Tablespoons Cognac (Hennessy) (optional)
- fresh thyme
- ground black pepper
- sea salt
- 1 cup caramelized onions (or sauteed)
- Muenster cheese or Provolone cheese
- stock from Italian Beef
- French bread
- Get out stock from Italian beef.
- Discard bay leaves, carrots, celery, and peppercorns from stock previously used for Italian beef.
- Add stock and leftover onions to cooked caramelized onions in slow cooker.
- Add 2 new bay leaves, 2 Tablespoons Cognac, a few sprigs of fresh thyme, ground black pepper, and sea salt to taste.
- Turn slow cooker on high for 2 hours.
- Turn oven on low broil.
- Preheat ovenproof bowls then ladle soup into bowls.
- Top with chunk of French bread and a thick slice of Muenster cheese.
- Place in oven 5 minutes or so, until cheese is melted and starts to brown a little. Watch closely so the cheese does not burn.
Recipe by Dewig Meats at https://dewigmeats.com/recipes-tips/french-onion-soup/
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