I thought to myself."WHAT are you THINKING?"
Normally I would think that it is great because I have always used onions in almost everything I make until I came down with an auto-immune disease called pemphigus. People with this disease are advised to avoid onions. So, of course, I have been avoiding them.
I didn't have to say anything, he simply put the onions down and said,
You start by making a beef consomme using 4 cups water, 4 tsp. better than bouillon beef base, one carrot, one celery stock, one onion, two sprigs parsley, one bay leaf and 1/8 tsp. thyme.
In another pan you melt 2 Tbs. butter and add 3 sliced onions. On low heat you cover the onions and let them simmer for 30 mins. stirring occasionally.
The finishing touches on French Onion Soup is what makes it such a fun soup to serve. It always looks impressive.
Dish the soup into a bowl, place toasted french bread on top and then top with cheese. Here I have used Gruyere cheese but Swiss works really well also.
Melt the cheese on top. This can be done by placing it in the oven or you can use a torch like the one below.
For the recipe click here French Onion Soup