Totally non-traditional French onion soup

March 28, 2016

Skip the caramelizing! Try a new way to make a savory, satisfying, non-traditional French onion soup that\\\'ll still warm you right up.

For the soup
900 g onion
1.5 L (6 cups) chicken stock, preferably homemade
1 tbsp olive oil (separated)
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
100mL dry (NOT sweet) vermouth (You can substitute this with 3x as much dry white wine)
1 tsp dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the cheese toast
1 slice of crusty baguette or sourdough bread per person
25g (1 oz) of freshly grated gruyere cheese per person

For the soup Remove the outer layer of onion skin from each onion, keeping just the inner layer of papery skin. Cut off the pointy top of the onions so that just a small amount of onion is visible. Keep...
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Nutritions

Calories
642

Sodium
38488mg
1603% DV

Fat
30g
47% DV

Protein
19g
39% DV

Carbs
97g
33% DV

Fiber
10g
42% DV