# French Onion Soup

This French Onion Soup recipe is hands-down the best French Onion Soup I've ever had. It's not the quickest to make, but it is the easiest. Caramelizing the onions is just a labor of love and something not to be rushed if you want to get that beautiful taste and texture.

- Total time: 52 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 medium yellow onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp flour
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 6 cups beef broth
- 1 baguette
- grated gruyere cheese
- Salt
- Pepper

## Instructions

1. Slice 4 medium yellow onions into moon shapes.
2. In a large pot over medium heat, add 2 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of butter.
3. Add the sliced onions and salt to the pot.
4. Caramelize and cook down the onions for about 40 minutes, stirring often.
5. Add 3 cloves of chopped garlic to the caramelized onions.
6. Add 1 tsp of flour to the pot.
7. Pour in 1 cup of dry white wine.
8. Add 1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce.
9. Add some thyme leaves from 3 sprigs of thyme.
10. Pour in 6 cups of beef broth.
11. Add salt and pepper to taste.
12. Cover the pot and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
13. While the soup simmers, slice a baguette for toasting.
14. Place the baguette slices on a baking tray.
15. Drizzle olive oil over the baguette slices and toast them.
16. Grate Gruyere cheese.
17. Ladle the soup into oven-safe ramekins.
18. Top each ramekin with two slices of toasted baguette.
19. Add a generous amount of grated Gruyere cheese on top of the baguette slices.
20. Pop the ramekins into the oven on a baking tray and broil for about 2 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and bubbly.
21. Garnish with fresh thyme and cracked black pepper before serving.

## Equipment

- knife
- large pot
- wooden spoon
- oven
- baking tray
- ramekins
- box grater
- ladle

## Tips

- Caramelizing the onions is a labor of love and should not be rushed for the best taste and texture.
- Monitor the heat while caramelizing onions to prevent burning.
- The full recipe is written in the caption.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WNneGLZSf/
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- Extracted: 2025-11-10

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