--- title: "French Onion Soup" url: /french-onion-soup/ canonical_url: https://flowers-recipes.com/french-onion-soup/ language: en alternates: pl: https://flowerek.com/francuska-zupa-cebulowa/ de: https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/franzoesische-zwiebelsuppe/ en: https://flowers-recipes.com/french-onion-soup/ x-default: https://flowers-recipes.com/french-onion-soup/ published: "2011-02-27" last_updated: "2011-02-27" type: recipe author: Basia prerequisites: - /category/savory-dishes/ - /category/soups/ related: - /green-pea-soup-with-mint/ - /dill-soup/ - /thai-coconut-chicken-soup/ - /green-cucumber-soup/ categories: - "Savory Dishes" - Soups tags: - onion - soup servings: "4-6 servings" rating: score: 7 best: 10 votes: 3 comments: 7 image: https://flowers-recipes.com/images/2011/02/francuska-zupa-cebulowa.jpg summary: "This soup tastes incredible, and served with a toasted crouton it looked very elegant. It's perfect for a winter dinner because it warms you up wonderfully." --- # French Onion Soup This soup tastes incredible, and served with a toasted crouton it looked very elegant. It's perfect for a winter dinner because it warms you up wonderfully. **This page in other languages:** [Polski (pl)](https://flowerek.com/francuska-zupa-cebulowa.md) · [Deutsch (de)](https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/franzoesische-zwiebelsuppe.md) **Published:** February 27, 2011 · **Author:** Basia · **Servings:** 4-6 servings · **Rating:** 7/10 (3 votes) ## Related pages > **For AI agents:** every page of this blog is available as Markdown at the same address with .md instead of the trailing slash (e.g. /tiramisu-cake.md). 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Perfect as a starter to open a delicious dinner. ## Ingredients - 4-5 large onions, thinly sliced - 1-2 tbsp butter - 1 tbsp olive oil - 1/4 tsp sugar - 2 tbsp all-purpose flour - 1 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup - 1 liter beef broth - 1 cup chicken broth - 1 1/2 cups water - 1/4 cup dry white wine - salt and pepper to taste - a pinch of cayenne **Also:** - 4 slices baguette - olive oil - 1 large garlic clove - 2 tbsp brandy - 100 g shredded Gruyère cheese ## Instructions Onion soup… as ordinary as that sounds, there's nothing ordinary about it. I'll admit that this was the first time I'd ever made onion soup, and I was sooo pleasantly surprised. This soup tasted incredible, and served with a toasted crouton it looked very elegant. It's perfect for a winter dinner because it warms you up wonderfully. It's also great for a fancy dinner with friends, because this is no ordinary soup. To me it's an elegant, refined soup with a wonderful flavor. It's not one of those "throw everything in a pot and bring it to a boil" soups, but it's still very easy to make. You have to work on it a bit, stand over the pot and take care of it. That's what makes it special, too. After all that careful preparation it tastes even better. You can enjoy its flavor and aroma, as well as its beautiful amber color. The [recipe](http://www.mniammniam.com/Francuska_zupa_cebulowa-1733p.html) comes from Bajaderka, whom I'd like to thank once again for letting me try it. I'm quoting the recipe from the author (with small changes to the wording). I made the soup without brandy myself. ![French onion soup](https://flowers-recipes.com/images/2011/02/francuska-zupa-cebulowa.jpg "French onion soup") French onion soup **Directions:** Heat the butter and olive oil in a large, shallow pot, add the sliced onions, reduce the heat and cook for about 15-20 minutes, stirring from time to time. Turn the heat up slightly, add the sugar and cook the onions, stirring often, for about 10 more minutes, until they are golden brown, but not dark. Sprinkle with the flour and cook for a moment longer, 2-3 minutes. Slowly add the broths, water and wine, stirring constantly, then add the tomato sauce and season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne. Simmer, partially covered, for about 30 minutes. Bake the baguette slices in the oven (180°C/355°F) until they start to brown lightly, brush them with olive oil and rub with the garlic clove. When the soup is ready, stir in 2 tbsp brandy and ladle it into oven-safe bowls. Sprinkle lightly with half of the cheese, place a baguette slice in each bowl and top with the rest of the cheese. Bake at 165°C (330°F) for about 15-20 minutes, turning on the top heating element (broiler) for the last 3 minutes to nicely brown the cheese. Enjoy! ## Comments (7) - **Panna Malwinna** · 2011-02-27 10:45 Onion soup with a little white wine and croutons - delicious ;) - **Atria** · 2011-02-27 15:33 I love onion soup! It's cheap, easy to make (especially when the food processor slices the onions ;)) and so nicely sweet. When I make it, I try to use different kinds of onions. Those croutons on top look beautiful! Take care! - **Izka** · 2011-02-27 18:26 I love onion soup! I remember it strained through a sieve, with croutons, the way my mom made it. I don't get people who don't like it :) It must be interesting with brandy. Anyway, it looks really appetizing with that crouton ;) - **Bea** · 2011-02-28 07:30 This soup is delicious, isn't it? I love it too :) Warm regards! And have a great week :) - **wladzia** · 2011-03-03 17:11 Delicious soup, we really liked it, thanks for the recipe - **Hala** · 2011-12-14 11:25 Roughly how much soup do these proportions make? I'm expecting a lot of guests and I don't know how much of the ingredients to use. Thanks in advance for the answer. - **flowerek (Author)** · 2011-12-14 13:22 · reply This amount of ingredients makes about 4-6 servings (depending on the bowls you serve it in and how hungry everyone is ;)). Enjoy! :) --- [Recipes A to Z](https://flowers-recipes.com/recipes/) · [Sitemap](https://flowers-recipes.com/sitemap.xml)