# Homemade French Onion Soup

This is a recipe for a homemade French onion soup, featuring caramelized onions, toasted croutons, and melted cheese.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 un yellow onions
- tbsp olive oil
- salt
- 6 cloves minced garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 0.33 cup dry white wine
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 7 cups beef stock
- 1 full baguette
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- mozzarella cheese
- Gruyère cheese

## Instructions

1. Slice 8 yellow onions into strips.
2. Place sliced onions into a drip easy or large bowl and break them up so they are not stuck together.
3. Add olive oil to the onions.
4. Season the onions with Redmond Kosher salt.
5. Mix the onions to ensure they are flavored.
6. Pour the seasoned onions onto a flat rock or griddle set to medium heat to caramelize.
7. Add 6 minced garlic cloves to the caramelizing onions.
8. Add more salt to the onions and garlic.
9. Stir the onions and garlic until the onions are fully caramelized.
10. Cut a full baguette longways several times, then into approximately half-inch cubes for croutons.
11. Place the bread cubes into a mixing bowl.
12. Drizzle olive oil over the bread cubes.
13. Sprinkle garlic powder and a bit more salt onto the bread cubes.
14. Mix the bread cubes to coat them evenly.
15. Spread the bread cubes onto a baking sheet and toast on the grill at 400°F (200°C) until crispy (approximately 10 minutes).
16. Transfer the caramelized onions to a large pot.
17. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and 0.5 teaspoon of sugar to the onions and stir.
18. Deglaze the pot with 0.33 cup of dry white wine.
19. Add 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and 7 cups of beef broth to the pot.
20. Let the onion soup simmer for 15 minutes.
21. Ladle the onion soup, including the onions and liquid, into individual soup bowls.
22. Add a layer of toasted croutons on top of the soup.
23. Place shredded mozzarella cheese over the croutons.
24. Top with slices of Gruyère cheese.
25. Place the soup bowls back on the grill at 400°F (200°C) until the cheese is fully melted.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- drip easy (colander)
- flat rock (griddle)
- spatula
- large pot
- mixing bowl
- baking sheet
- grill
- ladle
- soup bowls

## Tips

- Cut onions longways into strips.
- Break up onions so they are not stuck together.
- Cook onions on medium heat to caramelize, not too fast.
- Deglaze with white wine to enhance flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://fb.watch/GqHoH2Qv7P/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ec9c3df8-f25b-45f7-b841-aceafa408f04
- Extracted: 2026-04-12

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