Ingredients for French Onion Soup

Series Summary

Hmmm-hmmmm good. French onion soup is a classic but rare soup. Let's be honest- french onion doesn't quite have the same following as chicken noodle. However, if it is diverse flavor without conventionality that you want, french onion soup makes a great choice. Characterized as an onion and beef broth soup, french onion is usually served with fresh toast and topped with cheese. Originating in France in the 17th century, the most unique attribute of french onion soup is the caramelized onions. This procedure cooks onions slowly until the sugars melt and approach burning temperature. When this happens, the onions become brown. So, whether you are thinking of entertaining or just seeking some variety in your cold-weather cravings, fresh french onion soup has just the distinctive taste you may be looking for.

In this free video series, let Karen Weisman show you how to make great french onion soup. She begins by showing you the ingredients that you need to make the soup. Karen illustrates the process of make homemade beef broth. Though it may seem a little intimidating to try to make your own stock, Karen shows you how easy it is to cook, strain, and clarify beef broth. She also shows you how to caramelize onions for fresh french onion soup. Finally, learn how to serve french onion soup with toast and cheese. This recipe may be just what you are looking for. So, take some time and learn this easy french onion soup recipe!

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Karen for Expert Village. Today we will be making French Onion soup. These are the ingredients we will be using; 6 cups of stock. The classic stock to use for this soup is a beef broth and we will be making a nice homemade been broth. I am going to be using a vegetarian broth. You want to have as many slices of a French bread, nice crusty thick slices; as many slices as you are going to have servings. One cup of grated cheese. The classical cheese to use here is gruyere. You can use other swiss cheese or mozzarella cheese if you would like. We are going to use a 1 1/2 pounds of onion. I weighed this out. This is 5 onions. It is about 1 1/2 pounds, 4 tablespoons of margarine or butter, 1 tablespoon of sugar. That is to help caramelize the onions. Some salt to taste and pepper to taste. Plus you want to have some nice soup crocks to serve your soup in. "