Antoines Soupe A Loignon Gratine Recipes

ANTOINE'S SOUPE A L'OIGNON GRATINE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large soup pot and cook onions until they are golden brown.
• Stir in flour and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add beef stock and bring to a boil.
• Turn heat down to low and simmer soup gently for 30 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix all cheeses together.
• Ladle soup into 6 bowls that can go under a broiler, and float one piece of toast in each.
• Sprinkle toasts with the cheese mixture.
• Place bowls under broiler until cheese melts and begins to brown.
• Enjoy!

SOUPE A L'OIGNON GRATINEE (FRENCH ONION SOUP)

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter and the oil in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat. Add onions, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 20 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, uncover, and add the sugar and season to taste with salt. Saute stirring often until onions are very soft and deep golden brown. Reduce heat to medium, sprinkle in flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes. Add about 2 cups of stock and stir to blend, then add remaining 6 cups of stock and the wine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and simmer for about 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Meanwhile, slice the bread into at least 8 thick slices. Butter both sides of the bread with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, then toast until golden brown on both sides in the oven. Place a slice of toast in each of 8 ovenproof bowl, then fill bowls with the onion soup. Spread a thick layer of cheese on top of soup. Set bowls in 2 baking pans, place in the oven and bake until cheese has browned.

SOUPE A L'OIGNON GRATINEE (FRENCH ONION SOUP)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 °F.
• Melt half the butter and oil in a sauce pan over low heat.
• Add the onions, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes until soft and translucent. Stir frequently.
• Butter the bread slices with the remaining butter and bake until toasted.
• Remove and set aside.
• Remove the cover, increase to medium-high, add sugar, and stir continuously until the onions turn golden.
• Add stock and wine, increase heat to high, and bring soup to a boil. Add thyme if using.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning.
• Divide the bread slices among the serving bowls in a single layer.
• Gently divide the soup among the bowls.
• Combine the cheeses and sprinkle half over each bowl.
• Melt and brown the cheese under a broiler.

FRENCH ONION SOUP GRATINEE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.
• Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Bundle the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with twine and place in pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.
• Preheat oven broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 3 minutes, turning once, until well toasted on both sides. Remove from heat; do not turn off broiler.
• Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice toasted bread, 2 slice Gruyere cheese and 1/4 of the Asiago or mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
• Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. As it softens, the cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal. Serve immediately!

COMME CA'S SOUPE A L'OIGNON GRATINEE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the onions and butter in large lidded casserole, season with one-fourth teaspoon salt, cover and place in the oven. Cook, stirring every 15 minutes or so, until the onions are softened and a light golden-brown, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer the casserole to the stove-top and heat over medium-high heat. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are a deep golden-brown and just begin to stick to the bottom of the pot to form a crust.
• Add half of the water and cook, scraping the bottom constantly, until the water has evaporated, about 8 minutes. Add the Sherry and continue cooking until it has evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining water, chicken broth and beef broth, as well as the thyme bundle and bring to a gentle simmer. Reduce the heat to maintain a bare simmer and continue to cook for 40 minutes. Remove the thyme and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• While the soup is simmering, prepare the toasts: Slice the French bread on a bias into one-half-inch thick slices large enough to fit inside of each soup bowl (use one toast if it will fit, two if the slices are smaller). Toast the bread until crisp and golden. Set aside.
• Fill 8 oven-proof soup bowls with soup to one-half inch from the rim, making sure to distribute onions evenly between bowls. Lay the toasts on top of the soup, inside the edges of the bowl. Sprinkle the grated Gruyère evenly over the tops of the bowls and place the bowls under the broiler just until the cheese is bubbling and begins to brown in places. Serve immediately.