French Onion Soup

[LarryWolfe]

We make this often and it's extremely delicious, easy AND inexpensive! Only thing was due to timing and where I live I was unable to get Gruyere cheese, so provolone sufficed!

 

[pacanis]

Nice pictorial. It looks delicious.

 

[LarryWolfe]

Thank you very much!

 

[MichelleCindy]

Looks delicious! I've tried making caramelized onions before... no luck! I'm too impatient. I either burn them or eat them before they can even get to that stage haha

 

[LarryWolfe]

Looks delicious! I've tried making caramelized onions before... no luck! I'm too impatient. I either burn them or eat them before they can even get to that stage haha

Caramelizing onions properly takes patience like making a proper roux!! Your patience will be worth the effort in the end!! Thank you so much for the compliment!

 

[jabbur]

Looks delicious! I've tried making caramelized onions before... no luck! I'm too impatient. I either burn them or eat them before they can even get to that stage haha

I haven't done it myself but I think there was a tip in a thread here on DC where someone filled their crockpot with onions and added the butter and let the slowcooker caramelize the onions. I love French onion soup. That looks so good Larry!

 

[buckytom]

oh man, i'm drooling.

nicely done, lw.

any possibility of posting a recipe, or amounts/directions to the picture?

 

[jkath]

Great pix! MichelleCindy - if you cook the onions low and slow you won't burn them

I love making French onion soup - only I make it with Mexican green onions because I can't eat regular onions. The trick in mine is to add a lot of Thyme when I'm cooking down the beef bones for the stock

 

[Dawgluver]

Looks great, Larry! Love FOS.

 

[LarryWolfe]

oh man, i'm drooling.

nicely done, lw.

any possibility of posting a recipe, or amounts/directions to the picture?

Thanks! I don't have a recipe I go by normally, however I will be making it sooner than later. When I do I will post an exact recipe!

Thank you!

 

[CraigC]

Looks fantastic! What really does it for me though is the gruyere. We always buy some when we find it. It seems to be a hit or miss item at our local grocery.

 

[Snip 13]

Yum!!!!

 

[2old2change]

Oh boy, Thanks for sharing. I had those bowls years ago. In one move or another I seem to have misplaced them and F.O.S. hasn't tasted the same ever since (which I haven't cooked in forever either.) Thanks for the reminder. YUM!

 

[LarryWolfe]

Looks fantastic! What really does it for me though is the gruyere. We always buy some when we find it. It seems to be a hit or miss item at our local grocery.

Yes, especially in the little town I'm in. We have dairy farms all over, but no cheese makers and a Flim Flam Grocery store!! LOL

 

[frenchguycooking]

This looks delicious. I can't stop myself for thinking about eating this soup on a winter day, cold feet, sweet home and delicious smell floating around....

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Love FOS, thanks for the reminder to fix some.

 

[LarryWolfe]

Looks fantastic! What really does it for me though is the gruyere. We always buy some when we find it. It seems to be a hit or miss item at our local grocery.

This looks delicious. I can't stop myself for thinking about eating this soup on a winter day, cold feet, sweet home and delicious smell floating around....

Now you're making me hungry!! Thank you!

 

[chopper]

I shouldn't have looked at this thread. I love French onion soup, and it IS a cold, wintery day here, and I have only one little 1/2 of an onion. Roads are bad, so no reason to drive the 8 miles to a store (except to get onions).

By the way, the pictures look great. Maybe I could just lick the iPad?

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I shouldn't have looked at this thread. I love French onion soup, and it IS a cold, wintery day here, and I have only one little 1/2 of an onion. Roads are bad, so no reason to drive the 8 miles to a store (except to get onions).

By the way, the pictures look great. Maybe I could just lick the iPad?

I know, I don't have any onion, either...been only getting them one at a time since they are not keeping well these days.

 

[LarryWolfe]

I know, I don't have any onion, either...been only getting them one at a time since they are not keeping well these days.

You're not kidding........I've been getting onions that don't last a couple days.