August 20, 2009
French Onion Soup
This is a relatively new recipe for me, I guess about 2 years. Barbara will always get it if it is on the menu when we go out to eat, I usually will have a Lobster Bisque or a salad, not sure why, I like it but usually will like to have something else. I thought it would be a nice treat for Barbara if I could make it, but it did seem a bit challenging, but I was up for the challenge. After playing around with several recipes I found something that gets good reviews, I have made it for a small dinner party as well and it went over well.
Recipe
2 Onions, white or yellow not sweet onions they don't have a enough taste
2 TBSP EVOO to Saute' onions
1/4 cup Brandy or substitute Sherry or even just white wine
1 tsp Sugar
1 quart of chicken stock or broth
3 TSP of Worcestershire sauce
Few shakes of Tabasco sauce
bagets (just toasted french bread)
Pepper or Mrs Dash to your liking
Gruye're cheese
Preparation
Saute' 2 Onions in 1 - 2 tbsp EVOO
Cook until onions are golden brown
Add Brandy or substitute cook to burn off alcohol and reduce the liquid to about half
add 1 tsp of sugar
Add Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco if you so choose
Add chicken stock cook about 10 minutes on low to medium heat
Laddle into small crock that can go under broiler
Place baget on top
shred Gruye're over top
put into broiler until the cheese browns
