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French Onion Soup a la Dee

By Chef Dee on November 16, 2013

I created this recipe about 35 years ago. I adapted it from an old “Hippie” cookbook I found while with one of my husbands when living in Fort Collins, Colorado. It was so cold there I had to come up with something to keep us warm!

This is one of the best French onion soup recipes I have ever tasted!

Dee’s Baked French Onion Soup au Gratin

A classic!

Serves 4

 

What you’ll need:

3 good-sized yellow or white onions, sliced

2 Tablespoons butter

2 Tablespoons good quality olive oil

4 cups rich beef stock (homemade is best)

NOTE:  If your beef stock lacks depth, add a Tablespoon or so of a good quality beef concentrate or demi-glace.  You need a rich, beefy taste here.

1/2 cup good quality dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio

*Remember, if you wouldn’t drink it, don’t cook with it!

1/4 cup dry sherry, also good quality

1 cloves garlic, crushed or minced

1 cup shredded cheese, divided.  Try Havarti, Gruyere, Swiss, Monterrey Jack, or mix cheeses together to your liking

Handful of good quality Romano or Parmesano Reggiano

Thinly sliced quality French bread (baguette works well), toasted

You will need four oven-proof 2-cup soup crocks

*Dry toasted bread works well for this recipe. This can be done in the oven by baking for 10 minutes in a 400 degree oven or in a toaster oven.

Steps:

  1. Sauté onions in butter and olive oil until limp, golden and buttery, about 20 minutes. The olive oil helps keep the butter from browning too quickly. Stir as needed to keep an even color on the onions.
  2. Mix in beef broth, demi-glace or beef concentrate if using, wine, sherry and garlic.  Heat through.  Taste for seasoning and adjust to your personal taste. You may find you like a little more wine or sherry, or that the broth needs a little more beefy taste.
  3. Ladle the soup into 4 ovenproof bowls, distributing the onions as evenly as possible. Don’t overfill the bowls – there’s more to add.
  4. Sprinkle a little of the Romano or Parmesan cheese directly over the soup.
  5. Now top each soup serving with slices of toasted bread (cover the soup).
  6. Sprinkle your choice of cheeses evenly over the top of each soup and add a little more Romano or Parmesan  (just a little).
  7. Put soup bowls onto a cookie sheet (it might boil over). Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the entire top is puffy and golden.

When you are ready to eat, use the back of your spoon to push down the topping into the soup.  Be careful!  It will be hot, but Oh! So good!!

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Chef DeeI am a chef, registered nurse, and health coach and live in a glorious agricultural valley in Ventura, California. I create most of my own recipes using organic and sustainable foods whenever possible and have shared many of them in my Gourmet Goddess cooking parties. Preparing and serving healthful, delicious, and beautiful food is my passion! I look forward to having you join us. Enjoy the recipes! - Chef Dee

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