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letizia's yummy french onion soup

Recipe by
Letizia Tripp
cape coral, FL

i just made up this recipe , recently. Been wanting to make this up for a while . first I went out and bought these cute little soup bowls , they have to be oven safe . Then I started playing in the kitchen and this is what I came up with . the reason why I love it so much is because it is full of flavor !! . I think it's really delicious !!!! hope you will too !!!!!

yield 8 people
prep time 2 Hr 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For letizia's yummy french onion soup

  • 1
    stick of butter
  • 4
    big onions cut up
  • 2 box
    of swanson beef broth
  • 2 Tbsp
    of beef base
  • 1 lb
    of sliced monerey jack cheese
  • 2 c
    of merlot red wine
  • 1 or 2
    loaf of bread good italian bread cut up in rounds

How To Make letizia's yummy french onion soup

  • 1
    in big pot , put one stick of butter to melt , cut up onions in 4ths
  • 2
    Saute' onions on medium heat , until a little brown .
  • 3
    lower heat and cook for half hour or more , until they are completely caramelized .
  • 4
    don't cover the pot. now add beef broth , add beef base when broth gets hot , it will melt faster .
  • 5
    now add red wine . cook on low for 1 hour or more .
  • 6
    When flavor is good , the soup is done .
  • 7
    put couple of slices of cheese on bottom of soup dish. Make sure soup dish is oven safe .
  • 8
    now with soup ladle , pour some of the soup in dish , on top of the cheese.
  • 9
    now add rounds of bread in dish . make sure the bread round fits in the dish .
  • 10
    now it's time to put more cheese on top of bread
  • 11
    put individual soup dishes in the oven , on broil , until cheese melts , about 2 minutes . enjoy !! delicious !!!!

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