French Onion Soup is essentially caramelised onion in soup form topped with cheesy bread.
The French are genius!
Caramelising onions calls for patience, but its worth it.
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For an effortless option, see how to caramelise onions in aslowcooker!
THE ICONIC FRENCH ONION SOUP!
French Onion Soup is probably one of the most epic soups in this whole wide world.
The magic is in the caramelisation of the onions, cooked slowly for at least 40 minutes.
And of course the crowning glory the glorious melted cheese toast!!
Because lets face it French Onion Soup without the cheesy toast is just onion soup.Meh!
Its not high-stress or high-energy effort.
Its the sort of thing thats good to make while pottering around the kitchen doing other things.
If you have a wider base pot, it will be faster probably closer to 45 minutes.
I first learned of this from a reader then foundthis recipeon TheKitchn.
THE REST IS EASY!
Caramelised onions aside, the rest of the soup is effortless.
GOOD BEEF BROTH IS A MUST!
I use Maggie Beer and Moredough from Harris Farms (I stock up when its on sale!
), or private labels from butchers.
DONT HAVE OVEN-PROOF SOUP BOWLS?
Cant justify the storage for ONE soup that calls for it.
And lastly, a little tip try the grilled cheese with your very own homemadeArtisan bread.
It is mind blowingly easy and has been wildly popular with readers since the day I shared it!
(I dont need them, I wear contacts so Im onion-proof.
Gimme all the onions to chop!)
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French Onion Soup recipe originally published in September 2016 as part of a Chasseur cast iron cookware giveaway.
