Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Mike's French Onion Soup

Mike's French Onion Soup. Look, French Onion Soup a challenging soup to eat: chunks of chewy cheese and soggy bread floating on top.but it's supposed to be that way. I often suggest additions or subtractions to a recipe, but here I suggest you stick with the recipe as is. I've made this recipe many times exactly as.

Ingredients of Mike's French Onion Soup

1. Prepare 2 of EX LG Vidalia Onions [no substitutions].
2. Prepare 2 of Coves Garlic [smashed & fine chopped].
3. It's 1/3 Cup of Green Onions [small chop].
4. You need 1/2 Stick of Unsalted Butter.
5. Prepare 1 of LG Bay Leaf.
6. You need 3/4 teaspoon of Dried Thyme.
7. Prepare of Cracked Black Pepper [to taste].
8. Prepare 32 oz of Box Beef Broth [low sodium].
9. It's 1/2 Cup of Dry White Wine [chardonnay].
10. You need 1 of LG Baguette Bread.
11. You need of Garlic Butter [as needed - for bread].
12. It's 1 of Gruyère Cheese [4 slices or 1 brick - you can substitute Swiss if in a pinch].
13. It's 1 1/2 tbsp of AP Flour.
14. Prepare of Fresh Parsley [for garnish].
15. You need 1/2-3/4 Packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix.
16. Prepare 2 of LG Oven Safe Ramikins.

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Mike's French Onion Soup instructions

1. Add butter to a large pot. Slice onions thin and place in pot. Also, add your green onions, garlic, thyme, black pepper and bay leaf. Simmer onions for 25+ minutes until onions are limp and translucent. Stir regularly..
2. Add white wine and simmer 5 minutes longer to burn off alcohol. Pull bay leaf..
3. Dust onion mixture with your flour and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes to cook out any flavor of flour. Stir constantly. Add minimal amounts of butter to pot if your flour begins to seize up and is too difficult to stir. Or, if you feel it's in danger of burning..
4. Add your broth and 1/2 to 3/4 package of Lipton Onion Soup Mix. I use 2/3's packet for the additional sodium & onion flavors. It really does balance the sweetness of the Vidalia Onions quite well. Simmer 10 minutes longer. Stir occasionally..
5. Here's your desired outcome..
6. Slice your Baguette Bread into 4 pieces. Cut more if you'd like to serve additional slices for dipping. Coat slices with garlic butter. Place in a 350° preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes - or, until baguettes are browned and crispy..
7. Ladle your hot soup into your Ramikins. Place Ramikins on a lifted edge cookie sheet. These can easily overflow. In fact, it's desired that they do! Just not today in my new oven..
8. Place 2 toasted garlic Crustinis in each of your your Ramikins..
9. Slice your Gruyère Cheese and place on top of your toasted Crustinis..
10. Turn on your ovens broiler..
11. Place Ramikins in oven for 5 minutes. Or, until your cheese is fully melted and browned..
12. Garnish with fresh parsley. Allow dish to sit for 3 minutes. Then serve. Enjoy!.

I've included detailed instructions, tips for perfect caramelized onions. French onion soup is not just a forever favorite of mine, it's — along with the other recipes I updated this month — what I consider a core recipe in my arsenal because it aligns with so much that I think is important in cooking. It's totally budget-friendly (and downright cheap) to make. This french onion soup mix replaces the store bough version with a simple recipe of onion flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt & pepper. So French onion soup it was.