LoathsomePete

I made French Onion soup tonight for the first time and it turned out really well. Here's the recipe:

5 yellow onions
2 gloves of garlic
1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
1 glass of cheap Chardonnay
4 cups of beef stock
Worcester sauce
Sourdough toast
Swiss cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

Start by slicing your onions in half, then length wise. You want them thin, but not too thin.

Start melting butter in heavy soup pot or Dutch oven and add the onions (medium-low heat). Mix the onions around making sure the butter covers them all, then put a lid on and stir occasionally (once every 6-8 minutes) for 20 minutes. Put the soup pot in the oven with the lid slightly ajar and leave for 1 hour, stirring at the 30 minute mark. After thoroughly browned, take the pot out of the oven and put it back on the stove to the same heat setting and stir occasionally for 5 minutes, then add your wine (I used a Chardonnay, but I can imagine it would be just as good with a red wine). Cook for another couple of minutes allowing for the wine to reduce. Add your beef stock, Worcester sauce, and garlic and reduce heat to low and let simmer with the lead on for 30-45 minutes.

Now these last few steps are optional, but if you have ceramic bowls that can go in the oven, add the soup to it, toast and butter some bread, add on top of the bowl and cover with cheese, then broil for 1-2 minutes.

Enjoy the ensuing foodgasm.

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