French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup Recipe 

Serves four to six.

My interest in cooking started years ago when I was in high school. It was the early eighties, and I would get a variety of ‘teen’ magazines, many of which included recipes. I would cut out the recipes and either save the article or if I was feeling really industrious, I’d type it out on a recipe card. My French Onion Soup recipe is one of those recipes! As you can see from the numerous stains and missing corners, it is a well-loved and much used recipe! I made it this past week and it was especially lovely as I also grew the onions!

So, without further ado, I share with you one of my favorite recipes that is over 40 years old! Still delicious after all these years!

Ingredients

·      4 to 5 medium size onions

·      4 tablespoons of butter (my go to butter is Irish butter unsalted)

·      1 tablespoon flour

·      3 cans (each 10 ½ oz) condensed beef broth

·      2 soup cans of water

·      1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

·      ¼ teaspoon pepper

·      8 slices French bread, 1 ½ inches thick, cut from center of loaf

·      ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated

·      8 slices Swiss cheese

Directions

Peel and thinly slice onions. In a large saucepan melt butter. Add onions; slowly cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, till onions are soft and golden brown (about 25 minutes). Sprinkle onions with flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, water, Worcestershire sauce and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

While the soup simmers, toast French bread slices under broiler or in a toaster oven (I use the toaster!)

Stir Parmesan cheese into soup, then ladle soup into individual ovenproof crocks, these are special single serving soup tureens especially for French Onion Soup. Add toasted French bread slices to the soup and top with slices of Swiss cheese. Place under a broiler or bake in a 400-degree oven for five to eight minutes. Or now that we have microwaves (remember this recipe is over 40 years old), I microwave it until the cheese melts, approximately one minute. When the cheese has melted and bubbled, it is ready!

Bon Appetit!