Mary Moe's/Grandma Pinter's French Onion Soup Recipe
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Ingredients: 3 tbsp. butter (Imperial brand; yes, for some reason, the brand does make a difference);
2 cups THINLY sliced onions (we use yellow onions, and yes, again, it does something to the taste);
¼ cup all purpose flour;
5 cups mild beef stock (we use Swanson full fat; do not get the low fat or low salt; ruins the taste; yes, again, affects the taste :)
¾ cup grated mild cheddar cheese;
¾ cup grated swiss cheese;
1 slice of parmesan cheese;'
(for the cheese, it is honestly to taste; Bill and I like mozarella and parmesan on top only really);
the softest, freshest, most authentic French bread you can find
pepper and salt to taste
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Directions:1. Cut butter into small slices, and melt in soup pan.
2. Once the butter is melted, add the cut onions on extremely low heat. Simmer the onions approximately 30 minutes or until they are brown/translucent.
3. Sprinkle flour over the onions intermittently (so that the flour doesn't clump), and stir. I never add as much flour as my Momma and Gramma put in (what the recipe calls for--I usually do about 1/2 that--a very small amount just to thicken a bit. Bill and I like it more as a soup and not a French stew ha ha).
4. Add all off the beef stock. Allow to cook for 15 or so minutes. Add some salt and pepper to your taste liking.
5. Bring the soup base temperature up to boiling. Boil for 10 minutes.
6. Then, simmer for 30 minutes: keep covered, and keep on low burner.
7. Toast the generously sliced bread a bit. Taste soup again to see if you need to allow to simmer longer with any more additional salt and/or pepper.
8. Ladle the soup into ramekin bowels about ¾ to the top of the bowl.
9. Add one slice of toasted bread to each serving bowl, and top with generous amount of cheese. Depending on spice, I like to add some cracked pepper to the top of the cheese.
10. Put whole ramekin into the broiler; brown until bubbly and lightly burned. Check often -- can go awry fast :) |
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Servings:Probably feeds about 4; Bill and I can finish a whole pot if we haven't eaten that particular day :) |
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Time:Have to let the onions and broth meld, so I would say total 2 1/2 hours |
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Notes: Hope you love this as much as the Pinter/Moe family does :)
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