Slow-cooker French onion soup

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PREP TIME

30 min

TOTAL TIME

7 hrs 30 min

Serves

4

Slow-cooker French onion soup

Slow-cooker french onion soup. (Photo, Roberto Caruso.)

This is one of our favourite comfort foods, and preparing it in the slow cooker makes it that much easier. For a stovetop version, caramelize the onions and salt over medium until dark golden. Add flour, then vermouth, broth and water, and simmer, covered, for at least 30 min.

Ingredients

  • 1.75 kg cooking onions , thinly sliced (about 14 cups)
  • 3 tbsp butter , cubed
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 1/2 tsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp vermouth , or dry white wine
  • 900-mL carton beef broth
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 demi-baguette
  • 1 tbsp butter , at room temperature
  • 2 cups grated gruyere or emmental cheese

Instructions

  • COMBINE onions with butter and salt in slow cooker insert. Season with fresh pepper. Cover and cook on high until onions are soft and dark brown, about 6 hours.
  • STIR in flour until well combined. Stir in vermouth. Scrape up brown bits from bottom. Add broth and water. Cover and continue cooking on high for 1 1/2 hours.
  • POSITION rack in top third of oven. Preheat broiler. Cut bread into 8 slices, each 1/2 in. thick. Butter both sides and place on a baking sheet. Broil until lightly golden, about 1 min per side.
  • ARRANGE 4 oven-safe soup bowls on a baking sheet. Ladle soup into bowls. Top each with 2 toasts. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, 2 to 4 min.
  • Make-ahead tip: Soup (without toasts) keeps well up to 3 days in the fridge or up to 2 months in the freezer. Flavour will improve as it sits.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories
  • 587,
  • Protein
  • 26 g,
  • Carbohydrates
  • 56 g,
  • Fat
  • 30 g,
  • Fibre
  • 7 g,
  • Sodium
  • 1840 mg.
  • Excellent source of
  • Vitamin B6

Note: Our slow cooker recipes are developed with a 7 quart slow cooker.

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