French Onion Soup has a deep taste profile perfect for an appetizer or as a meal unto itself. Five Onion French Onion Soup goes one step further. This easy, step-by-step recipe uses a variety of onions prepared in different ways before sauteeing in butter. The result? Layers of flavors and textures that dance on your tongue. Add melty cheese and you can’t go wrong.
Five Onion French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup has a deep taste profile perfect for an appetizer or as a meal unto itself. Five Onion French Onion Soup goes one step further. This easy, step-by-step recipe uses a variety of onions prepared in different ways before sauteeing in butter. The result? Layers of flavors and textures that dance on your tongue. Add melty cheese and you can’t go wrong.
Ingredients
- 1 Red Onion
- 1 White Onion
- 1 Spanish Onion
- 1 Sweet Onion
- 1 Yellow Onion
- Chives
- ½ stick Butter
- 3 cups (approximate) Water
- ¼ cup Rose Wine
- 3 Tbs condensed beef stock ((like Minors) )
- 3 Tbs Worchestershire sauce
- French Bread
- Provolone Cheese
- Garlic Salt
- Soft butter
Instructions
- Quarter all the onions
- Put ¼ in the food processor for a fine mince
- Dice ¼ of each
- Slice ¼ of each
- Cut the last ¼ into strips
- Melt the butter in a large stock pan
- Add the onions and simmer
- Stir regularly until they are all evenly golden brown
- Add water (it should cover the onions, if not add more)
- Add wine, stock, and Worcestershire
- Stir
- Turn the heat to a low setting, letting the soup simmer for 3 hours.
- Stir and taste test.
- Adjust your flavoring to personal tastes
- You can also continue reducing the soup more for another hour.
- Cool
- Put in the refrigerator overnight so the flavors marry
- The next day warm the soup
- Prepare slices of French bread with light butter and a dusting of garlic salt. Crisp up in the oven.
- Pour soup into bowls
- Place one piece of bread in each bowl, topped with cheese
- You can use a kitchen flamer to melt the cheese or put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds until the cheese is gooey
- Serve with a sprinkle of chives for a great presentation.
