Ingredients for - Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup
How to cook deliciously - Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup
1. Stage
Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onions, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper in hot butter until onions are soft and brown, about 30 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
2. Stage
Pour in red wine and sherry; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until you can no longer smell alcohol cooking off, about 15 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
3. Stage
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Stage
Sprinkle onion mixture with flour and stir until coated; cook for 10 minutes. Pour in broth, stir to blend in flour, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
5. Stage
While soup is simmering, arrange baguette slices on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake baguette slices in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes, flipping slices halfway through baking. Set aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
6. Stage
Set an oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
7. Stage
Ladle soup into 6 oven-proof crocks, filling them about 3/4 full. Place 1 or 2 toasted baguette slices over each soup serving, then top each with a Swiss cheese and provolone slice. Carefully place filled crocks onto a sturdy baking sheet. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
8. Stage
Cook soup under the preheated broiler until cheese is browned and bubbly, 3 to 4 minutes. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS