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Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup
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Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup

14 ingredients 20 min + 1 hr 15 min 6 servings openrecipes
Restaurant-Style French Onion Soup

"Classic French onion soup, similar to one you can get in a restaurant. Made with wine and sherry to bring out the beef flavor of the broth. Two different cheeses top it off to give it that bubbly, browned, and stretchy topping."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1217
Calories
56g
Protein
57g
Fat
111g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Swiss Cheese 1 oz (28g) 108
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Provolone Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 8 onions, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 tablespoon sherry
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 quarts beef broth
  • 1 French baguette, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
  • olive oil, or as needed
  • 6 slices Swiss cheese
  • 6 slices provolone cheese

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