Brown Onion Soup
Submitted by nanahaha
A simple French-style onion soup for two: one big onion browned in butter, simmered in broth, and topped with toasted bread and melted cheese. Comfort food in 30 minutes with just 4 ingredients.
YIELD
2 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
20 minREADY
30 minYou don’t need a dozen onions or three hours to get a soul-warming bowl of onion soup on the table.
This pared-back version browns a single large onion in butter until deeply caramelized, then simmers it in a pint of stock until meltingly soft.
Ladle it into a casserole dish, float toasted bread on top, blanket it with grated cheese, and let the oven do the final act: bubbly, golden, irresistible.
It’s French onion soup stripped to its bones, and it’s all you need on a cold night for two.
Kitchen Tips
- Take your time browning the onion. Real caramelization takes 10 to 15 minutes of patient stirring. That deep golden color is where all the flavor lives.
- Use the best stock you can get your hands on. With only 4 ingredients, every one of them has to pull its weight.
- Gruyere is the classic cheese choice, but a sharp cheddar or Swiss works well too.
Ingredients
Directions
Brown 1 large onion in butter in skillet, add 1 pint broth.
Simmer until onion is tender.
Toast 2 slices bread, sprinkle with grated cheese, place on top of soup in casserole, place in oven to melt cheese.
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