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Department Store Onion Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Rob

"This is an awesome French Onion Soup made at some of the old Famous Barr Department Store Cafeterias."

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PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	2 Hrs 30 Min
READY IN	2 Hrs 55 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup butter
5 pounds onions, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons paprika
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 quarts beef broth
1 cup white wine (optional)
1 dash browning sauce
1 loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch slices
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

DIRECTIONS

Melt the butter in a large pot over low heat. Add the onions; cook, stirring occasionally for 1 1/2 hours.
When the onions are ready, add the pepper, salt, bay leaf and flour. Stir over low heat for 10 minutes. Pour in the beef broth and white wine. Simmer for 2 hours over low heat. Adjust the coloring to a rich brown with the browning sauce. Taste, and adjust salt if needed.
Preheat your oven's broiler. Ladle the soup into oven-proof bowls, and place them on a baking sheet. Float a slice of French bread in each bowl, and top with some Swiss cheese. Broil until cheese is browned. Serve immediately.

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Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2005 by EDGARNGRETA

A St Louis favorite! This is well worth trying. If you don't have the browning sauce but... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2006 by AmandaB

Very, very good. This is a much heartier French onion soup than my previous recipe, which I... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2006 by MELS MARTINEZ

This was so much better than most of the onion soups I've ever had out!! Wow!! I made a huge... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2006 by LESLYT

I have been making this soup for the past 20 years and there is no other like it! The... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2007 by LINDA MCLEAN

Rob, there's no doubt that this is an excellent FOS recipe. I used low sodium beef broth, red... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2007 by VORCHA

Delicous and always hits the spot! If you have homemade beef stock use it, otherwise use 1/2... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by Cook

Oh how wonderful! I have always used a very complicated onion soup recipe in the past that... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2006 by Frankie

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I grew up with Famous Barr and I'm 59 years old! Their French Onion... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2006 by CASSANDRAHEARN

It's true, you do need to cook the onions for at least an hour. I used mozzarella instead of... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2006 by Shana

Just made this today, and it's a great recipe! We just moved in, so we didn't have wine or a... MORE

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