ffq-lar Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Den and I owned a French restaurant many years ago and we served a great French Onion soup. I just made this tonight for dinner. It is rich and warming. Serve with a salad. Enough for two big bowls. Two large onions--your favorite type Small shallot Two pieces garlic (not two whole garlic--just two cloves) One cube of butter (I told you it was rich!) Can of chicken stock Bottle of sweet sparkling wine (Asti Spumante) or a bottle of sparkling apple juice Dried thyme or Herbs de Provence Six slices of french baguette--put in a 250 degree oven until completely crisp but not brown Six slices of Swiss cheese-diced In a heavy skillet, melt the butter and add finely minced garlic, finely chopped shallot and thickly sliced onion. Cook over medium until all is wilted but not browned--about 15 minutes. Add the can of chicken stock and 3/4 cup of sparkling something. Cook an additional 10 minutes, adding pepper to taste, dried herbs (about a quarter teaspoon), and taste to see if it needs salt. If it does, use dried or paste chicken bouillon to taste. After you have adjusted the flavor to your liking, fill oven-proof bowls about 2/3rd full of soup. Overlap three pieces of crisp bread on top and cover each bowl with half the diced cheese. Place on a baking sheet and put in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. It will be molten and gooey. The bread will be crisp on top and soft underneath. The onions will be fabulous. This has a zillion calories and you will crave it every year when the days shorten and it starts to get cold out. Drink the rest of the bottle of sparkling stuff with dinner. This is what Den calls "Blond Onion Soup"--made with chicken stock instead of beef. Much sweeter and more subtle-flavored than the classic recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Love French Onion soup - sounds marvelous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Bad Linda...Bad!!!!!;). Dinner next week for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smd719 Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Hi Linda: This sounds SOOOOO YUMMY. Could you please be more specific re: "cube of butter"? Do you mean a whole stick? A whole POUND?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted November 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Originally posted by smd719 Hi Linda: This sounds SOOOOO YUMMY. Could you please be more specific re: "cube of butter"? Do you mean a whole stick? A whole POUND?? :P Yes, a whole stick/quarter pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Hmmmm, sounds like something I need to try.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Linda sounds so yummy. We had Washington weather today here in FLA! Onion soup would have been so good! Much better then the the PB and J I had! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Linda - this looks like it will be a keeper. I love French Onion Soup - yuummmmmmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 OK I'm making this for supper tonight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Originally posted by delld Linda sounds so yummy. We had Washington weather today here in FLA! Onion soup would have been so good! Much better then the the PB and J I had! LOL Never underestimate the deliciousness of a PB&J! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I made Linda Rech's French onion soup for suppa last night. And can you say " YUM!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneymath Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Text Text This sounds delicious, Linda!! Ann E. P.S. You are NOT blonde, nor am I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 May I just say this: YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I'll be making this for dinner tomorrow; therefore, how many ounces is the can of chicken stock?? This sounds soooo good!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Originally posted by DoryJM May I just say this: YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I'll be making this for dinner tomorrow; therefore, how many ounces is the can of chicken stock?? This sounds soooo good!!!! Hi Dory! (fellow Washingtonian! yay!) That is one regular soup-can size--about 15 ounces of chicken stock. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Cool...thanks! and thanks for the welcome. We're finally organized enough that my Dennis is working on the garage; it will be my studio for awhile. I'm having withdrawals...I NEED to quilt!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 This is too funny!! I was just telling my husband this morning that I wanted to find a good recipe for french onion soup. YIPEEEE!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I made this last month. This is so good; so decadant. Totally maxxed out the YUM factor in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnBarb Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 My favorite soup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am printing this out now! We were in the low teens when I left for work this morning...my new job babysitting my 3 grandchildren. This soup will be perfect! Thanks, Linda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingjoyful51 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks for the recipe. I was also just looking for one. I reported the spammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'm making this for dinner but I did cut the butter in half. For whatever reason this popped in my head at the gym! LOL all that working out makes a girl hungry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Heidi, I'm glad you brought Linda's recipe to the top. I want to make it this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 It was yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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