French Onion Soup with Baguette
August 28th, 2009 by chuck
Both my wife and I were craving French onion soup for some reason. Of course, you have to top it off with a sliced baguette and a combination of Swiss Gruyere cheese and Provolone cheese. Simply delicious! You can’t beat freshly baked baguettes topped with melted cheese and the rich flavor of a good French onion soup.
I entered the photo above on CLICK a photo contest. This months theme is Allium!
I wanted to sever the soup in a different way and decided to use some jumbo Walla Walla onions that you can find in some of the local markets this time of the year. You want to cut a small slice off the bottom, so the onion will sit straight. Leave the peeling on the onion, because it gives the onion bowl a interesting look. I used an Ice cream scoop to hollow out the jumbo onions. The scoop creates a smooth cavern for the onion soup to sit in. Pour in onion soup and place a baguette slice on top, then top with cheese and broil till golden brown. What a wonderful way to serve this delicious soup to company.
If you’re planning to make your own Baguettes it’s really important to have a baking stone. You could just use a pizza stone if that’s all you have. The next important thing needed is to create steam in the oven. As I mentioned in the recipe use a cast iron pan and pour in boiling water as soon as you place the baguettes in.
Here’s the recipe for the French Onion Soup:
French Onion Soup
1/2 cup oil
10 medium onions
3 cloves diced garlic
2 cups dry white wine
10 cups beef broth
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups swiss gruyere cheese
2 cups provolone cheese
sliced baguette
1 ) In a large heavy pot, heat oil (very hot). Add in the garlic and sauté. Add in the sliced onions. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes till soft and golden brown. Stir frequently with a wooden spoon and scrap the bottom of the pan.
2 ) Pour in the dry white wine and reduce to 1/3. Add in the stock and simmer for 30 minutes. Add in salt and pepper to taste. At this point you can cool and place into the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
3 ) When ready to serve, bring to a slow boil. Pour soup into a baking bowl and place sliced baguette on top. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top and broil for 3 to 4 minutes or till the cheese is golden brown. Serve and enjoy.
I really hope you will give both the French onion soup and the Baguette recipes a try. They are truly wonderful.
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A highly comforting soup! Beautifully presented!
Cheers,
Rosa
I was already excited about reading about this truly delicious soup, but I love the clever presentation! Beautiful
Oh wow, you take on the classic soup to next level. Impressive!
Your french onion soup is probably the best recipe I’ve ever seen.
We loved the “onion bowl” concept. It’s on our list of things to try ASAP.
Okay, so you have totally spoiled me – this is the only way I want to have onion soup served to me now.
Words fail to describe how exquisite that photograph is.
ingenious and sooo yummy looking!
That French onion soup looks so good! I really like the onion bowls!
Where did you get that amazing baguette holder thingie?? It’s wonderful!
Wow! I don’t even like french onion soup, but that looks amazing!
I’d just eat the cheese and bread!
wow, i love french onion soup, and this looks amazing. good thing soup season is on it’s way. i’ll be sure to try this one out.
Hey Chuck- well it’s been so long since I’ve popped in to see what you’ve been doing, and OH MY what a cool way to serve French Onion soup! I love this idea!!!
Hi, thank you for sharing all these beautiful recipes with the world. I read through a few of your recipes, and they all requires a baking stone, and also a cast iron skillet.
If I don’t have both, can I just use normal tray to bake, and a normal tray with water to create the steam?
Please advice.
I’d been baking bread but the crust always turned out too hard.
What an interesting blog you have here. I adore bread too. I always say that all I need to sustain myself is good bread and cheese.
This soup looks awesome : )
And thanks for visiting my blog, by the way.
You know, I bought special mini soup tureens just for our family’s winter fave Onion Soup that I make for cozy Sunday brunches, but wait until they get a load of this one, I will be queen of the castle thanks to your wonderful recipe and amazing photo. I’ve been captured. I am always in awe of Cynthia’s (Tastelikehome) photos, and now I see that she’s in good company. I was following her bread post, and was led to your blog. Great work, and beautiful pictures. Many thanks!