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FRENCH ONION SOUP

Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, French
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium onions thinly sliced
  • 4 T butter
  • 2 T flour
  • 3 healthy dashes garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp dry mustard
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 4 c DOUBLE strength beef broth use bouillon cubes to make it rather than buying the canned broth, it won’t be rich enough
  • 1 c sherry
  • 1/2 c Chardonnay or any white wine
  • 2 dashes Worcestershire
  • dashes allspice white pepper

Instructions
 

  • Saute onions in butter over medium heat til golden 20-30 min.
  • Lower heat and add flour, garlic, mustard, and sugar, stirring well 1-3 min. until mixture resembles a roux. Transfer onions to slow cooker.
  • Add liquids and remaining spices and cover. Refrigerate overnight. Cook on low heat for 4 hours and top with croutons or toasted bread and cheese. Makes 4-5 servings

Notes

Serve with Bacon & Gruyere Croutons
or Pepperidge farm thin white bread toasted swiss cheese sandwich triangles
Keyword French onion soup, onion soup, slow cooker soup