Best Nitas American Onion Soup Recipes

20 POPULAR AMERICAN SOUPS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep an American soup in 30 minutes or less!

AMERICAN FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large, oven-safe skillet on medium heat. Stir in onions until they are all coated in butter. Transfer skillet to the preheated oven and cook onions, stirring occasionally, until they are tender and well browned, about 1 hour.
• Transfer skillet to the stovetop; cook and stir onions over medium heat until they start to brown and stick to the bottom of the pan, about 5 minutes. Pour sherry and vinegar into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping browned bits of onion off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
• Place caramelized onions in a large soup pot. Pour in chicken broth, beef broth, and thyme. Bring to a boil, skimming off any foam and fat that appear on top. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about an hour. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Generously brush French bread slices with melted butter. Place on a baking sheet and broil in the preheated oven until crisp and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle soup into heat-proof bowls, top each bowl with a piece of toasted bread, sprinkle with 2 to 3 tablespoons of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.
• Broil bowls of soup under the broiler until cheese is golden and bubbly, 5 to 6 minutes.

ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, stir to combine with the butter, cover, and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the cover; increase the heat to medium-high and cook, until the onions are brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes. (Stir the onions frequently toward the end of this stage in the cooking, so they do not scorch or burn.) Add the thyme and garlic, saute for 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the wine and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; simmer until the wine is reduced by about half. Stir in the broth and salt and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover, and cook for 30 minutes. Add the Cognac, if using, and season with pepper to taste. (The soup can be made to this point a day ahead and refrigerated.) When ready to serve preheat the broiler. Heat the soup and divide it evenly among 6 heatproof crocks or bowls. Top each soup with a slice of the bread and about 1/2 cup of the cheese. Place the bowls on a sheet pan and broil until the cheese is bubbly and brown. Carefully transfer each crock to an under-lining plate. Serve immediately.

NITA'S AMERICAN ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, fry 4 strips of bacon until crisp.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Reserve bacon fat for another use.
• In same pan, over low heat, melt butter.
• Add onions and saute them over medium-low heat until onion is somewhat translucent and tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir frequently until onions caramelize and are golden brown.
• Stir in garlic.
• Remove from heat.
• Do NOT burn.
• In a large pot or Dutch Oven, combine onions, beef broth, Kitchen Bouquet and dark brown sugar.
• Simmer gently for 1 hour, stir occasionally.
• Meanwhile, spray or spread bread of choice with a thin coating of butter.
• Toast lightly and place it in a 225 Degrees F.
• warm oven and allow it to dry out.
• Add wine and oregano to soup.
• Cook for another 20 minutes.
• Add shallots and cook another 5 minutes.
• Season with black pepper.
• Remove bread from oven.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 Degrees F.
• Place oven dried bread (or use Croutons) in 4 ovenproof soup bowls.
• Ladle soup on top and sprinkle with crumbled crisp bacon.
• Cover top of bowls with cheese slices.
• Place in preheated oven and bake about 20 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Serve immediately.
• ENJOY!

RICH AND SIMPLE FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in an 8 quart stock pot on medium heat. Add onions and continually stir until tender and translucent. Do not brown the onions.
• Add beef broth, sherry and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oven broiler.
• Ladle soup into oven safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each (bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer). Layer each slice of bread with a slice of provolone, 1/2 slice diced Swiss and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Place bowls on cookie sheet and broil in the preheated oven until cheese bubbles and browns slightly.

OLD-FASHIONED ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Place sliced onions and butter into slow cooker, and mix until onions are thoroughly coated. Stir in bread and chicken broth.
• Cover, and cook on LOW for 10 to 18 hours or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir well during last hour.