Moms French Onion Soup au Gratin Video Recipe

Published on January 30, 2014 | In French | By The Social Chef |

- Prep Time
- 15 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 70 Minutes
- Difficulty Level

My mom didn’t make her French Onion Soup au Gratin often but it was a favorite of mine on a cold winter night. The smell of moms French onion soup au gratin in the oven smothered with Gruyere cheese melting over a toasted French baguette was a real delight in winter. The reason moms French onion soup never became real famous in my house was because she made the mistake of telling my father it’s the easiest dish she ever prepared. I think mom then felt guilty serving my father something that didn’t require a huge effort. There are people who like onions and then there are people who love onions. Would you like to guess which one I am? The onion may possibly be the most utilized ingredient in cooking besides salt and pepper. The smell of sautéed onions to a Food Lover is like the Zeiss lens to a photographer. You can use another lens but if you want the perfect image then use the best. What an analogy…but don’t forget that I am also a photographer and I like the best which is why I am sharing moms French onion soup au gratin with all the Food Lovers of the world.

This soup I personally think tastes better the next day but it seldom lasted that long in my house. I hope you enjoy moms French Onion Soup au Gratin. It’s simple, fast, hearty and very economical to make. You can use a less expensive cheese like Swiss cheese but it’s not as good as Gruyere. Or you can leave it out all together to make it a bit healthier. Eat up Food Lovers!!!

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Ingredients

4 onions sliced
1/2 cup sliced shallots
4 tablespoons unsalted buter
3 tablespoons olive oil
8 cups low sodium beef broth
10 oz can beef Consommé
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup dry sherry
1/3 cup Cognac or Brandy
3 tablespoons flour
Gruyere cheese
1 French baguette sliced and toasted
salt and pepper

Instructions

1. In a large pot over medium heat add butter and olive oil. Add shallots, onion and garlic and allow to cook down about 10-minutes stirring occasionally.
2. Add thyme, bay leaves and salt allow cook for 30-minutes over medium
3. Stir only occasionally. When onions are good and caramelized add flour stirring well to cook out the flour, about 2-minutes.
4. Increase heat and add Sherry stirring for 2-minutes or until it has reduced by half.
5. Add a jigger of Cognac and stir for 1-minute
6. Add beef broth and allow to simmer for 15-minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 4oo
8. Cut baguette into 1/2-inch slices and place on upper oven rack and toast
9. Put oven poof soup cups on a cookie sheet and ladle onion soup into cups
10. Place slices of toasted baguette on top of soup and top with a generous portion of Gruyere cheese and bake until cheese is melted.

Servings : 12
Ready in : 5
Course : Appetizer, Entrée
Recipe Type : Soup, Video Recipe

Instructions

1. In a large pot over medium heat add butter and olive oil. Add shallots, onion and garlic and allow to cook down about 10-minutes stirring occasionally.
2. Add thyme, bay leaves and salt allow cook for 30-minutes over medium
3. Stir only occasionally. When onions are good and caramelized add flour stirring well to cook out the flour, about 2-minutes.
4. Increase heat and add Sherry stirring for 2-minutes or until it has reduced by half.
5. Add a jigger of Cognac and stir for 1-minute
6. Add beef broth and allow to simmer for 15-minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 4oo
8. Cut baguette into 1/2-inch slices and place on upper oven rack and toast
9. Put oven poof soup cups on a cookie sheet and ladle onion soup into cups
10. Place slices of toasted baguette on top of soup and top with a generous portion of Gruyere cheese and bake until cheese is melted.

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The Social Chef

Michael Van Horn (aka MJ) 'The Social Chef', has incorporated his passion for culinary with his love and artistic ability of photography, his infatuation with writing, his charismatic ways of ...