French Onion Soup Gratinee Recipe
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French Onion Soup Gratinee

"About as good as it gets! This is the version of French Onion Soup that people seek when they go to restaurants. I have been making it for 30 years and it never fails to please. It makes an exquisite presentation, too!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (579)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large red onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 thick slices French or Italian bread
  • 8 slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese slices, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup shredded Asiago or mozzarella cheese, room temperature
  • 4 pinches paprika

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.
  2. Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Bundle the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with twine and place in pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.
  3. Preheat oven broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 3 minutes, turning once, until well toasted on both sides. Remove from heat; do not turn off broiler.
  4. Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice toasted bread, 2 slice Gruyere cheese and 1/4 of the Asiago or mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
  5. Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. As it softens, the cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal. Serve immediately!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 618 | Total Fat: 35.9g | Cholesterol: 114mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2006 by Jersey Tomato   view full review
Hi! Recipe creator/contributor here. Thanks for trying the onion soup and for all the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2008 by JIM F. Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
ONE MORE TIME... Have made this again and, again, wasn't disappointed. THIS IS THE BEST,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2006 by AliciaGski   view full review
One recommendation: I use croutons rather than sliced French bread. It is much easier than...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2006 by IMVINTAGE   view full review
This french onion soup has great depth of flavors!!! I pretty much stuck to the recipe except...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2006 by 4n20blackbirds   view full review
This is really good soup! I made it per the directions but I don't eat beef, so used an equal...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2007 by MSROOTZ   view full review
Excellent soup. I didn't read through the recipe first so I had to make 2 modifications. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2006 by JOHNHEAV Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
A friend I was with yesterday had FO soup in one of our more upscale restruants, so I had a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2006 by BUNNYSLUG   view full review
I'm going to give it 5 stars even though it didn't quite turn out for me. I tried to double...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2006 by Masty   view full review
I made this soup last night and HOLY WOW! It was fantastic! This is my second attempt at...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 6, 2006 by Karalee   view full review
This was every bit as good as what we were served at a 5 star restaurant last weekend. I got...

 

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