French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 spanish onion; 5 red onion; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tbsp sugar; 1 cup Brandy; ¼ cup red wine; ¼ cup red vermouth; 8 l chicken stock; 1 cup demi glace; 4 tbsp worcestershire; ¼ cup olive oil; 57 sprig rosemary; sprig thyme; salt and pepper to taste

CategoryAppetizers, SoupDifficultyIntermediate

Mouth watering French Onion Soup from Villa-Cornelia Restaurant

Yields6 Servings

5 spanish onion

5 red onion

4 cloves garlic (minced)

2 tbsp sugar

1 cup Brandy

¼ cup red wine

¼ cup red vermouth

8 l chicken stock

1 cup demi glace

4 tbsp worcestershire

¼ cup olive oil

57 sprig rosemary

sprig thyme

salt and pepper to taste

Slice onions ⅛” in thickness

In a thick bottom pot, add olive oil and heat on low

Add onions, and cook on low for about 40 mins, careful to stir often

Add sugar when onions have become soft and start to turn opaque, once nearly Caramelized, add garlic

Deglaze first with brandy, scraping as much of the browning off the bottom as possible

After about 5 mins, add red wine and vermouth, removing the last of the browning

Let cook another 5 mins, then add chicken stock, Demi glacé, and eorcestershire

Add sachet of rosemary and thyme and let boil for 30- 45 mins

Season to taste

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