Best French Onion Soup - Easy Homemade Recipe

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has fewer calories, while cheddar is often less expensive.

Slice red onions into 1/4 inch thickness and tear them apart.

Add 1 liter of chicken broth to a pot.

Add sprigs of parsley and a whole carrot cut into long pieces.

Add fresh thyme or dried thyme.

Stir in 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce and a splash of soy sauce.

Add a little salt and bring to a light boil, then simmer on low for 1 hour.

In another pot, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.

Add the sliced onions and cook on high for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low and cook for 30 minutes until caramelized.

Deglaze the onion pot with about 1/2 cup of beef broth.

Use a sieve to filter out the veggies from the broth.

Toast slices of baguette under the broiler for a few minutes.

Rub the toasted baguette with fresh garlic.

Shred gruyère cheese and set aside.

Fill oven-safe crocks with the onion mixture, top with shredded cheese and toasted baguette slices, and add more cheese on top.

Broil for 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Sprinkle fresh chives on top before serving.

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