[MomwithHope]

Made my quickie onion soup after Mass last night. We had a bag of sweet onions and some crusty holey bread from Costco. I printed out the holey bread recipe from last week but haven't made it yet.
I use a 2 qt. size stainless pot. Put in 3 tbls. good olive oil and 4 sliced medium sized sweet onions. Start sauteeing, add salt and black pepper. When onions are getting brown but not carmelized mush, add 2 silverware teaspoons of Better than Boullion roast beef base. Stir well into the onions. Add a 1 qt. box of good beef broth and a splash of soy sauce. bring up to a simmer. I don't broil cheese on top. Too lazy. I just float 1 or 2 slices of good swiss (hard to find gruyere sometimes) . If the soup is hot enough the cheese will melt. I sliced thick slices of the bread, lightly roasted them, drizzled herbed olive oil on them and then some fine shredded asiago cheese. Made for a nice light dinner.

[leaning conservative]

I am a French onion soup fan! I could eat it everyday. I am rather ashamed to admit that I use a canned soup & then finish in the oven w/ the bread & cheese. My husband does not like it so I do it solo. I also use the better than bullion beef & chicken broth base, amazingly great stuff. Your recipe sounds so savory I may have to try it. ; )

[CottonBall]

Oh boy doesn’t that sound perfect on a cold winter night. I think I’m going to be making your French onion soup in the next few days :-) it’s a little too late for tonight so probably tomorrow. It’s supposed to still be snowing then.

[lizma2]

Better than Bouillon roast beef base"

That stuff is great! I now use the beef or chicken low sodium version instead of salt in most of the stuff I cook

Had a French onion soup recipe with Taylors Dry Sauterne that was great but Taylor doesn't make it any more.

Any of you guys have a suggestion for a replacement of the dry sauterne????

[Yaelle]

That sounds good.

To make it kosher, when I make French onion soup I have to make “onion broth,” can’t use chicken, but it’s not that bad. Can use raw onions, just boil em in the water for a while, or leave em in a crock put, water and onions.

That way we can use cheese. Gots to have that cheese on top. I agree, bread not needed.