Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, vidalia french onion soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
The natural sugars in Vidalias make them a perfect candidate for French onion soup. It's important to spend a good bit of time caramelizing the onions to develop their sweet, nutty flavor. A huge hit for dinner, the sweet taste of Vidalia onions combines with chicken broth and cream for a rich, deeply flavored treat. The soup is blended in a blender, so it comes out so creamy and thick!
Vidalia French Onion Soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Vidalia French Onion Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have vidalia french onion soup using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Vidalia French Onion Soup:
- Make ready 1 1/2 pounds Vidalia onion – sliced paper thin
- Get 2 ounces butter
- Get 50 ounces Beef stock- *(note be careful some store brands are very high in salt and as you cook it down it may get salty)
- Prepare 4 ounces dry sherry wine (*optional see note at bottom)
- Take 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- Take 1 tablespoon sugar
- Get 4 slices toasted French bread slices or any bread you like:)
- Take 4 slices Swiss cheese
- Prepare Salt and pepper – to taste at the end of the cooking process
Then we simmer the onions in rich vegetable broth until the soup is rich and hearty. We like to prepare it with croutons and Gruyere cheese for an authentic French bistro classic. Add butter and sliced Vidalia Onions to a large saute pan together. On medium heat, once butter is melted, make sure all onion slices are coated and continue to stir to keep onions from browning.
Steps to make Vidalia French Onion Soup:
- For french bread, slice 4 pieces a 1/2 inch thick brush with olive oil and place on a sheet pan in a 350 degree oven until golden brown and delicious.
- In a 3 qt sauce pot/pan,Saute the onions in the butter over low to moderate heat. Carefully caramelize the onions thoroughly without burning.
- Deglaze the pan with 6 ounces (250 milliliters) of the beef stock. Cook until all the stock has gone and the browning continues.
- Repeat this process until the onions are a very dark, evenly brown.about three times. (* optional sherry wine add now)
- Add the remaining beef stock and thyme and sugar
- Bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes to develop flavor. Adjust the seasonings.
- Serve in oven proof bowls. Fill the bowl 85% of the way. Top each portion with a slice of toasted French bread and a slice of Swiss cheese. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted and lightly browned.
- We are a high school so Sherry Wine is frowned upon:( This recipe comes out great without sherry. That being said adding 4 ounces of dry sherry just before you add the remaining stock does add some extra flavor
Add butter and sliced Vidalia Onions to a large saute pan together. On medium heat, once butter is melted, make sure all onion slices are coated and continue to stir to keep onions from browning. You want the onions to be translucent but not brown or crunchy. Immediately add beef broth to onions and butter and bring just to a boil. French Onion Soup made with Vidalia Onions Probably the best French Onion Soup you will ever try, this rich soup is made delicious with sweet Vidalia onions.
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