Garlic French Onion Soup

Garlic French Onion Soup

Ingredients:

30-40 cloves of garlic

4-5 large sweet onions

8 cups of beef broth

1 TBS. cumin

2 TBS. pepper corns

2 TBS. liquid smoke

2 TBS. beef base

1 cup dry red wine

1 loaf French bread

1  10 oz. package of Provolone Cheese

Olive oil

In a 6 quart Dutch oven over medium heat drizzle a little olive oil. Add garlic, 3 of the onions (rough chopped) and sauté until golden and soft. Don’t burn the garlic (this will make it bitter).

Add 4 cups of the beef broth and bring to a low boil. Adding the pepper corns, cumin, and liquid smoke. Continue to cook until everything is soft. Remove from heat.

In small batches put soup into your blender or use an immersion blender and puree. Return to pot. This will make a thick and rich soup base. Be careful the soup is hot and will expand out the top of a blender.

Quarter and slice the remaining onions, adding to the pot along with the 4 cups of beef broth, red wine and beef base. Cover and simmer until onions are soft.  Stirring occasionally.

To Serve:

Place soup into a French Onion Soup bowl, cover with a ½ “slice of the French bread and 2 slices cheese.

Place bowls on a cookie sheet. Put them under the broiler for just a minute to melt and brown the cheese.

Serve immediately.

Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone.
Don’t be afraid to make changes to your taste.