french onion soup

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Cheektowaga, NY
Updated on Nov 13, 2018

This recipe is from What's Your Beef restaurant where I worked as a cook. I made this along with prime rib and house potatoes for dad's bowling banquet where I had received a standing ovation and numerous marriage proposals!

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Ingredients

  • SOUP
  • 8 1/2 quarts water
  • 6-7 large yellow onions, chopped
  • 2 cups sherry
  • 8 ounces beef base
  • 5 ounces chicken base
  • SOUP CROUTONS
  • - bread, stale, cut for mug/crock size
  • - margarine, melted
  • - parmesan cheese
  • - paprika
  • TOPPING (FOR 1 MUG/CROCK OF SOUP)
  • 1 - soup crouton
  • 1 slice swiss cheese
  • 1 slice provolone cheese
  • - paprika

How To Make french onion soup

  • Step 1
    Boil water, add onions, let boil. Add sherry, beef and chicken base, let boil again, then simmer.
  • Step 2
    To make soup croutons:spray baking pans with non stick spray Mix together melted butter andparmesan cheese. Lay bread out in single layer on baking pan, pour/brush on butter mixture. Sprinkle on paprika. Place in preheated 400 oven until slightly brown.
  • Step 3
    To Serve:pour soup into soup mug/crock Place on top, in order: crouton, swiss cheese, provolone cheese, then sprinkle paprika on top, Place in preheated 400 oven for 3-5 minuets or until cheese has melted over sides of mug/crock.

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