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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009
Great soup! After reading a few of the reviews on the soup I decided to tweak things a little bit following their instruction. Here ya go: Put 1/2 cup butter into large saucepan, after melting, put 2 to 3 cloves of minced garlic in. Cook garlic untilit starts to turn brown, while also adding a touch of salt and pepper. Upon browning add 4 sliced vidalia onions, 1 tsp sugar. Cook on medium heat for about 1/2 hour until onions melt down and carmelize (they just about started sticking on the bottom of the pan for me at this point). Subsequently add 1 cup good red wine; I think this was the key to my soup turning out so well. I used a very good bordeaux that was left over from last night. Stir in wine and then add 1 tbsp worcestire, 2 tbsp flour, 1 cup water, and 64 ounces beef broth. Furthermore, I put a bundle of 2 bay leaves and about 5 sprigs of thyme in at this point also. From here, bring to a boil and then reduce to a low-medium heat to simmer for roughly 30-45 minutes. At the end, toast some baguette slices in the oven, rub garlic on these, and then stick'em down in the bowl of soup. Cover with a whole bunch of Gueyere (spelling?) cheese. And then put it in the oven until the cheese melts to a golden brown. Very tasty! Enjoy!
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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009
Very pleased with the way it turned out. Used cooking sherry instead of red wine because it is what I had. I sized the recipe to two servings and it could have easily stretched to 4 servings if you were eating it as a starter, at least 3 generous servings. Tip for those who have never made French Onion.... keep the cheese off the edge of the bowl...it makes for easier clean up!
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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008
This soup was very good had just enough onoins i couldn't think of a single reason to not give this a five star you you can taste the wine but it's not strong i thought it was perfect but it may not be for those of you who want an original onion tasting soup I will be making this again though thanks for sharing!!)
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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008
My 12 year old son made this soup by himself for a school project and it was delicious! Easy to do and full of flavor!
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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2008
This was a great recipe. I sometimes wonder why people rate things highly after they change the recipe by adding, exchanging or removing ingredients. I realized that in some cases you have to use your best judgement by changing/adding ingredients slightly as your dish transforms to suit your taste. We followed the recipe, but added three beef buillon cubes, only added a splash of red wine and used Swanson's beef broth (not concetrate) as we didn't realize the recipe called for concentrate. We topped with both provolone and swiss cheeses. It was very good and we will make this again.
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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008
This was my first attempt at homemade French onion soup and it was amazing!! However I only gave the recipe 4 stars because I made some changes after reading other reviews. Like others here, I cooked the onions on low for about an hour before adding any other ingredients. Also threw some garlic cloves in with the onions. I chose to use 4 cups regular beef broth instead of a mix of condensed broth and water. Also after reading some reviews that red wine was a little strong, I tried using white wine instead and it was terrific. My husband is requesting this on a weekly basis!
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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2008
This is an easy/quick soup. I use Wolfgang Puck's beef broth instead of the condensed beef broth. I also cut the bread into cubes, toast them, and float them in the soup before adding Swiss, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses. This makes it easier to eat.
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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008
Excellent base recipe, I increased the wine to 3/4 cup, added 3 cloves chopped garlic and a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, and a package of dried onion soup mix as as stated the beef broth was too weak, will become THE recipe for us
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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008
I love onion soup and this recipe is great. I add a couple things to my soup that are different. I add 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 tsp of thyme and 1/8 tsp of nutmeg when cooking the onions.
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2008
MMM. Just like in Paris. A new favorite. We used French swiss and French gruyere.
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Reviewed: May 21, 2008
Awesome recipe! My favorite restaurant just sold to new owners and changed the menu. No more French Onion Soup. So, we made our own! This was great and I did what a couple other people suggested and added parsley, thyme, worcestershire sauce, and garlic. I also really the the onions go on the stove and carmelize. My dad had never had the soup and couldn't believe how good it was. This recipe is a keeper! Thanks!
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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008
I used a little extra red wine, very good
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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2008
This recipe was awesome!! My entire family loved it. It was so quick and so flavorful!! I did make a couple of changes, though. I didn't add the red wine, I just added a touch more beef broth. And I added a couple of dashes of Worchestire sauce and about 1/2 tsp of garlic powder. It's a great recipe, especially for someone with out a lot of time for cooking. I would recommend slow cooking the onions, it breaks them down and they carmalize much better that way.
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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008
It took about 20 mins for the onions to caramelize nicely. The only thing I did differently was to add some freshly ground pepper. This wasn't the best French Onion Soup ever but it certainly satisfied a craving. Thanks, chefbuzz!
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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2008
this is one of my favorite recipes. its so easy and it make a nice impression for guest. lots of flavor.
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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2008
FABULOUS! Except that you have to cook the onions WAY longer than specified. I cooked yellow onions on medium for about 30 minutes. I used regular slices of white bread, toasted them in the toaster slightly, then put the cheese on top and broiled them for a minute. I didn't have oven safe bowls, so I just ladled the soup in a regular bowl and added the bread with the melted cheese. YUMMY!
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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008
Great recipe. I added a garlic clove, cut into 3 (not smashed) just to add a little flavor, plus a bay leaf, some thyme, and a tiny bit of sea salt. Also added a splash of Worcestershire as reccommended. Used a provolone and mozzarella mix. Very good!
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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008
This was my first time making French Onion Soup, So I really had no idea how it would come out. I followed the recipe to a T, but if I was to make this again, I would definately make some changes. I used low sodium beef broth, which wasn't a good idea. It made the liquid in the soup very bland. It definately needed more flavor. We added some salt before eating, and it made a huge diffence. I recommend really letting the onions carmalize, and get nice and brown. I think this recipe is pretty good, but needs some adjustments.
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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2008
Excellent easy and quick, I used salted butter and added 1/8 of a teaspoon of salt, and a teaspoon of worstershire sauce.
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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2008
Great recipe, I followed most of the recipe as well as advise from prior reviews. I did add a small amount of Wostershire , and I did change the cheese to Guyere cheese. The only thing I might do differntly next time is add a LITTLE less red wine, somewhere in between 1/2 and 3/4 cup.
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