This soup is distinctively richer than most French Onion Soups – it may have something to do with the sherry or maybe it’s the brandy!
The veal stock adds great flavor, but if you can’t find it at your local market, just substitute additional beef stock.
A classy, warm, beautiful soup – just like Ina…
PrintIna’s French Onion Soup
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 lbs yellow onions, sliced
- 1/4 lb unsalted butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup sherry
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1 1/2 cups good dry white wine
- 4 cups beef stock
- 4 cups veal stock
- 1 T kosher salt – I used about half of this
- 1/2 t pepper
- for the Parmesan toast:
- baguette
- olive oil
- Parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- In a large stockpot on medium-high heat, saute the onions with the butter and bay leaf for 20 minutes until the onions turn golden brown
- Deglaze the pan with the sherry and brandy and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes
- Add the white wine and simmer uncovered for 15 more minutes
- Add the veal and beef stock, salt and pepper, bring to a boil then simmer uncovered for 20 minutes
- Remove the bay leaf, add a little more salt if needed and serve with Parmesan toast:
- Slice a baquette on the diagonal, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper – bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned
This post is in honor of the letter “F” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more fun “F” posts, please click here jennymatlock.blogspot.com/
Looks sooo good, Ms. RM. I can smell it from here!
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yum-yum! I remember my cousin always made French Onion soup for my sister and me. Of course, without the sherry; we were just kids. Another recipe to print off! Thanks {:-D
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One of my favorites…to order at a fancy restaurant! While I doubt I’ll actually make this from scratch, you make it seem plausible to accomplish! Wishing you much merriment this holiday season♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/festive-tree/
That looks so good! I need to find a vegetarian version.
Food pictures are great…!! By the way, if you’d like to send me your email, I’ll put you on the list. Hope to see you on the 16th….
Happy new year!….but while you are busily updating your calendars for 2015, please don’t forget to mark the date of January 16th as the next “Poetry, Wine & Cheese” get-together! You are cordially invited to join this small group of local writers, readers, poets and folks with literary interest, to appreciate poetry, wine and cheese at monthly meetings held at ReBOOK, 159 E Main Street in Midway, Utah.
The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 16th – 6:30PM-8:00PM
ReBOOK is Midway’s premier bookstore and has a comfortable back room with a fireplace nestled among the racks of books. There is no cost to attend and if you would like to read or share poetry with the group, it can be your own original work or the work of others, or even well-known poets. Wine, of course, is not mandatory and non-alcoholic drinks can be substituted as can other snacks instead of cheese. Feel free to bring your own favorite beverages or snacks, and some to share!
This soup is actually very easy to make and is very delicious. My go to recipe for french onion soup. It is hard to find veal stock. You can order on line, but in a pinch I use all beef stock.
Forgot to give this recipes stars!!
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