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French Onion Soup

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Prep Time:: 30 min
Inactive Prep Time:: 0 min
Cook Time:: 45 min

Level:: Easy

Serves:: 4 to 6 bowls of soup

Ingredients

8 onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 cups beef stock
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
1 loaf French bread
2 cups grated Gruyere

Instructions

Saute onions and garlic in oil over

French Onion Soup

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

low heat until tender and golden yellow. Sprinkle flour over onions, cook a few minutes
more, browning the flour well. Add stock and wine and bring to a boil, add thyme and bay
leaf. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer gently for 20 minutes or so. Add salt and pepper, to
taste.

Meanwhile, slice French bread into 3/4-inch slices and butter both sides. Toast slices on
griddle until golden brown. Ladle soup into an ovenproof bowl, add toasted bread and cover
with cheese. Place ovenproof bowl on a baking sheet lined with tin foil. Bake at 350
degrees F or 5 minutes under a hot broiler.

Printed from FoodNetwork.com on 09/30/2008