Coast Life | Cooking with Steve Monz: French Onion Soup

Gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories, while mozzarella is often more affordable.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and chicken broth is typically less expensive.

Cut onions in half and then quarter them into thick pieces.

Melt 1.5 sticks of butter in a large pot over medium heat.

Add the quartered onions to the pot and cook for about 30 minutes until golden brown.

Prepare 5 cups of beef broth using bouillon cubes and hot water.

Add 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce to the broth.

Pour in about 1/4 cup of white wine to the broth mixture.

Combine the broth with the caramelized onions and simmer for another 30 minutes.

Cut French bread into thick slices and toast in the oven at 400°F for 5 minutes on each side.

Assemble the soup by placing half a slice of Swiss cheese at the bottom of an oven-safe bowl, add the soup, and top with a slice of toasted bread and more Swiss cheese.

Cooking Techniques

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