BELGIAN ONION SOUP

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Provided by Alex Brown

Categories     Soup/Stew     Beer     Cheese     Onion     Appetizer     Vegetarian     Lunch     Fall     Winter     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Serves four

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
5 large onions, halved and sliced thin
6 cloves of garlic, minced
4 shallots, sliced thin
750 milliliter Chimay Blue
4 cups vegetable stock
4 bay leaves
6 sprigs of thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
4 slices sourdough bread for garnish
1/2 pound Gruyère cheese for garnish
Sea salt to taste

Steps:

  • 1. Heat a wide pot or cast-iron on medium heat. Add the butter and let it blister.
  • 2. Add the onion and cook uncovered. Let them sit for about four minutes and then stir. Repeat until the onions have all begun to brown, at least twenty minutes.
  • 3. Add the olive oil, garlic, and shallots and stir in the same fashion as before, once every five minutes, until the garlic and shallots have caramelized.
  • 4. Add 2 1/2 cups of the beer and crank the heat to just shy of high. Let the beer boil off until there is half as much beer volume as onion volume.
  • 5. Add the stock, bay leaves, thyme leaves, and white pepper. Cook until the liquid has reduced by about two finger widths. Taste the soup and add salt to adjust. Cook for at least an additional twenty minutes before garnishing. In an ideal world, you would let the soup sit a day before serving it. (Just be sure to reheat it.)
  • 6. Take a slice of sourdough and cut it to fit your bowl or cup. Set atop the soup and cover with several slices of Gruyère. Broil until brown and serve hot, topped with extra thyme.

Ornob Tha Supper Star
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This soup is a great way to warm up on a cold day. The broth is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft. I will definitely be making this again.


MD:Rayhan Khan
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I made this soup for a party last weekend and it was a hit! Everyone loved it. The soup is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft. I will definitely be making this again.


Ashish Pariyar
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This soup is so easy to make and it's so delicious! I love the combination of the sweet onions and the savory broth. I will definitely be making this again.


Abdul Kabir
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I'm not a huge fan of onion soup, but I decided to give this recipe a try. I'm so glad I did! This soup is delicious! The onions are caramelized to perfection and the broth is very flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.


nazpari manwani
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This soup is a great way to warm up on a cold day. The broth is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft. I will definitely be making this again.


Morse “Tiktokgoodluck” Detective
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I made this soup for a party last weekend and it was a hit! Everyone loved it. The soup is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft. I will definitely be making this again.


good person
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This soup is so easy to make and it's so delicious! I love the combination of the sweet onions and the savory broth. I will definitely be making this again.


Azmal Pavel
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I'm not a huge fan of onion soup, but I decided to give this recipe a try. I'm so glad I did! This soup is delicious! The onions are caramelized to perfection and the broth is very flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.


Orvin Ahammed
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This soup is a great way to warm up on a cold day. The broth is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft. I will definitely be making this again.


anderson andou
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I made this soup for a party last weekend and it was a hit! Everyone loved it. The soup is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft. I will definitely be making this again.


Ana Canceran
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This soup is so easy to make and it's so delicious! I love the combination of the sweet onions and the savory broth. I will definitely be making this again.


Redait Worku Redu
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I'm not a huge fan of onion soup, but I decided to give this recipe a try. I'm so glad I did! This soup is delicious! The onions are caramelized to perfection and the broth is very flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.


Paul Darkness
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This soup is a great way to use up leftover onions. I had a few onions that were starting to go bad, so I decided to make this soup. It turned out great! The soup is very flavorful and the onions are nice and soft.


Olajire Amirah
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I made this soup for my family last night and they loved it! The onions were perfectly caramelized and the broth was so flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.


Frederick Azaglo
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This soup is amazing! I've made it several times now and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and complex, and the soup is so comforting and satisfying. I highly recommend it!