French Onion Soup
This recipe for French Onion Soup is perfect for warming up on a chilly day. Melted cheese, caramelized onions, and crispy bread make this soup hearty and rich. French Onion Soup is comfort food at its best.
Acknowledgements:
Special thanks to Jennifer Greathouse for the original version of this recipe!
*This recipe uses the stock from our Italian Beef recipe, which can be viewed here.
*This recipe also uses carmalized onions. You can see our recipe here for our Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions.
French Onion Soup
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Author: Dewig Meats
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
French Onion Soup:
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
