Best Sweet French Onion Soup Recipes

FRENCH SWEET ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large kettle, melt butter. Add olive oil and onions. Cover and cook over low heat until onions are soft, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the beef broth, water, cider or juice, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf., Meanwhile, arrange bread on a broiler pan; broil until each side is golden brown. Ladle soup into individual ovenproof soup bowls. Float a slice of bread in each bowl and sprinkle with Swiss cheese and top with Parmesan cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately.

CLASSIC SWEET VIADALIA FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil or butter in large saucepan.
• Add onions and saute for 10 minutes over medium-high heat.
• Lower the heat to medium-low.
• Add mustard seed, celery seed, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Continue to saute the onions for 20 minutes, until the onions have carmelized and are a rich golden brown in color.
• Add the beef broth, red cooking wine, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Preheat broiler.
• Spoon soup into bowls (that are oven-proof) and place a slice of french bread on top (may lightly butter bread, if you prefer).
• Add a slice of cheese on top of each piece of bread.
• Place under broiler for a few minutes until the cheese gets brown, and bubbles a bit.
• Carefully remove soup bowls from oven and serve.
• NOTE: Can also be made in a crockpot (after cooking onions in butter on stovetop covered for 20 mins), cooking on low for 5-8 hours or on high for 2 1/2 hours.

SWEET FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Peel onions and slice 1/8 inch thick.
• Melt butter in a large pot. Add onions and garlic; saute, uncovered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft.
• Stir in salt, pepper, paprika, worcestershire and bay leafs.
• Pour in wine and all but one can of broth. Increase heat and bring to a boil.
• Mix flour in remaining 1 can broth.
• Stir into boiling soup.
• Reduce heat and simmer for at least 1-2 hours.
• Serve with Fench bread and cheddar cheese (if desired) to top.

SWEET FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add onions to pan; saute for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in sugar, pepper, and salt.
• Reduce heat to medium; cook 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Increase heat to medium-high, and saute for 5 minutes or until onions are golden brown.
• Stir in wine, and cook 1 minute.
• Add brothe and thyme; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours.
• Preheat broiler to low.
• Plave bread in a single layer on a baking sheet; broil 2 minutes or until toasted, turning after 1 minute.
• Place 8 ovenproof bowls on a jelly-roll pan.
• Ladle 1 cup soup into each bowl.
• Divide bread evenly among bowls and top with 1 slice cheese each.
• Broil 3 minutes or until cheese begins to brown.