✨ Introduction
This French Onion Soup 🧅🍞 is savory, comforting, and topped with cheesy toasted baguette slices. A classic dish perfect for ftour, chilly evenings, or elegant starters 🧀🔥.
🧂 Ingredients
- 🧅 4 large onions, thinly sliced
- 🧈 2 tbsp butter
- 🥄 1 tbsp olive oil
- 🍷 ½ cup dry white wine (optional)
- 🥣 6 cups beef or vegetable broth
- 🌿 1 tsp thyme (fresh or dried)
- 🧂 Salt & pepper to taste
- 🍞 1 baguette, sliced
- 🧀 1½ cups grated Gruyère or mozzarella cheese
👩🍳 Instructions
- 🔥 In a pot, melt butter and oil. Add onions and cook over low heat for 30–40 minutes until caramelized.
- 🍷 Add wine (if using) and cook until reduced. Stir in broth and thyme. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- 🍞 Toast baguette slices. Top with cheese and broil until melted.
- 🥣 Ladle soup into bowls and place cheesy toast on top. Garnish with thyme.
🔄 Methods
- 🧄 Add garlic for deeper flavor.
- 🌱 Use rosemary or bay leaf instead of thyme.
- 🧁 Serve in ramekins for individual portions.
- 🧀 Try Emmental or cheddar for cheese variation.
📚 History
French Onion Soup is a centuries-old dish from France 🇫🇷, known for its rich broth and cheesy crouton topping. Loved worldwide for its warmth and depth.
💪 Benefits
- 🧅 Antioxidants from onions
- 🧀 Calcium from cheese
- 🥣 Hydration from broth
🎨 Formation
Serve in deep bowls with golden cheese toast floating on top 🍽️. Ideal for ftour, cozy dinners, or elegant gatherings 🌙.
✅ Conclusion
French Onion Soup is rich, aromatic, and satisfying—a timeless comfort in every spoonful 🧅🍞🧀🔥.
❤️ Lovers
- 👨👩👧👦 Families
- 🧑🍳 Soup fans
- 🍽️ Dinner hosts
- 🎉 Elegant meal planners
- 🧅 Onion lovers