The past few days, it has really felt like fall in Monterey so I was in the mood to make soup. One of my favorites is the classic French Onion, probably because it is my dad's favorite soup and it always reminds me of my childhood.
I love this particular recipe because it is a nap time meal: one I can create while the boys are sleeping, and have warm and ready by the time Kev and I are ready to eat. It also makes enough for two night's worth of soup, so I can freeze half and have dinner ready to go on a later date.
French Onion Soup
Adapted from Cooking Light, Everyday
Ingredients:
2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of white wine (red wine, sherry, water..whatever you have on hand)
8 cups of beef broth
Few drops of Worcestershire sauce
dash of thyme
French bread, cut in slices
Slices of Swiss cheese.
1. Sautee onions on medium heat in large pan until tender. Add salt, pepper and sugar. Stir occasionally for the next 20 minutes.
2. Stir in broth, thyme, worcestershire. Bring to a boil, add wine, cover and reduce to a simmer.
3. Simmer for 2 hours.
4. Set broiler to high. Butter the tops of sliced french bread and broil until toasted.
5. Ladel soup into bowls, top with toasted bread and cheese, return to broiler until cheese is melted.
6. Eat.
Perfect Fall comfort food, don't you think?
What is your favorite soup recipe?
18 comments:
On this cold night (seriously, I'm living in an icebox but I refuse to haul out my heater until it drops below 40) that soup sounds heavenly!
Why don't we live next door to each other so we can eat and drink and be merry whenever we want?!
Yum, soup! I love making soups during the fall, especially spicy black bean. It's super tasty and fast to whip up!
This looks so hood. I would eat soup everyday if I lived in Monterey.
Not a huge onion fan, but this recipe actually has me craving it. I may try it! I have home made taco soup in my crock pot today!
YUM. I love soup in the cold weather. Its a perfect combo.
i LOVE this soup! so excited to try this recipe!
I just copied and pasted this shiz into my recipe file. Thanks.
YUM!
I've made this about 4 times already:
http://myfavoritethings-miranda.blogspot.com/2012/03/creamy-slow-cooker-tortellini-soup.html
xoxo
French onion is my favorite!! You're making me so hungry!!
After smelling your house while this was cooking, it's definitely going on my "to cook" list!
I think my favorite fall food has to be chicken and dumplings. Totally unheathly, but oh so yummy!
Mmmmm - that looks amazing!
My favorite is chicken noodle. I make a pretty good homemade one, if I do say so... ;)
Yes I do think. It's definitely getting chilly here and I love, love French onion soup. Great pic.
I love eating French Onion Soup! It's so tasty! I have never tried to make it though.
I enjoy making minestrone...definitely less complicated in comparison but I love that I can throw anything in it and it's still tasty! =D
xo,
nancy
I have two favorites, Potato Soup & Black Bean soup. I've tried any different French onion soups but I never seem to find one I love.
Yummy yummy! I am generally too hot to eat soup (and by that, I obviously mean too hot in terms of body temperature and overall sweatiness, not like, Oh look at me, I'm so hot and sexy), but Steve and his Yankee ways have kinda won me over in the soup department. Never had French onion. Mostly because Steve has a thing against the French. But I have stepped out on a limb and had butternut squash before and it was DIVINE! Will be trying this recipe out while he's gone. ;)
mmm...that looks delicious! unfortunately Hubby hates onion soup, but maybe I could just make a batch for me to eat at lunchtimes!
Oh I think I'm really gonna try this one, it looks delicious
I'm not a huge onion lover, but a nice hot cup of french onion soup sounds sort of amazing right now. I love your photo of all that melted cheese on top!
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