French Onion Soup - Tyler's Ultimate

By norsegal8

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 4 yellow onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• kosher salt
• black pepper
• 1 cup red wine
• 3 heaping teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 2 quarts beef broth
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 baguette, sliced
• 1/2 lb. grated Gruyere cheese

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 80mins

Preparation

Step 1

Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, about 25 minutes. Add the wine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated and the onions are dry, about 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. dust the onions with the flour and give them a stir. Turn the heat down to medium-low so that the flour does not burn, and cook for 10 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste. Now add the beef broth, bring the soup to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

When you are ready to eat, preheat the broiler. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the slices with the Gruyere and broil until bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

Ladle the soup into bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.

Alternative method: Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with 2 sliceds of bread and top with cheese. Put the bowls into the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.