French Onion Soup Ingredients:
2 large white onions,
2 large red onions,
4 small yellow onions,
1 medium vidalia sweet onion,
2 tsp butter,
4 tsp beef base,
3 tsp chicken base,
7 cups water,
pinch of minced garlic or garlic powder,
2 shakes white pepper,
lots of black pepper,
pinch of marjoram,
swiss or provolone cheese,
toasted french bread slices.
Melt butter in large dutch oven or stock pot. Chop onions into 1-inch squares (it’s easier to eat!). Put onions into pot and glaze them over medium heat (cook them until they look very “wet” and you can see through the onion pieces). Stir often or the onions will scorch.
Add water and bouillon. Add spices to your taste. I grind fresh black pepper until my hand gets tired. Bring to boil, then simmer. The longer it cooks, the better it gets.
Place a piece of toasted bread in the bottom of a bowl, then pour soup over the bread and top with cheese. If your soup bowl can stand it, you can put this under the broiler for a few minutes to brown the cheese.
source clubrecipes
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