How To Make Amazing French Onion Soup

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.

Heat an 8-quart Dutch oven to medium heat.

Add a couple tablespoons of olive oil and 4 sliced yellow onions to the pot.

Sprinkle in about 1 teaspoon of salt and stir to coat the onions.

Cover the pot to help the onions caramelize, cooking for about 12 minutes.

After 12 minutes, add 4 tablespoons of butter and stir frequently to avoid burning.

Continue cooking the onions for about 45 minutes until caramelized, adding water as needed to prevent burning.

Once caramelized, add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Stir in 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and cook for an additional 4 minutes.

Add 1 tablespoon of flour to thicken the soup and cook for 2 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.

Pour in the mixture of vermouth and dry white wine, stirring to combine.

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