Slow-Cooker Onion Soup With Crusty Toast

Name: Have French onion soup for dinner
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 jumbo yellow onions, peeled, halved, cut into thin wedges; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tablespoon flour; 6 cup all-purpose slow-cooker broth or equal parts chicken and beef broth; 2-3 tablespoon dry sherry or cognac, optional; 2 teaspoon salt; 6 thick slices crusty french bread; 1 1/2 cup loosely packed shredded cheese, such as gruyere

JeanMarie Brownson|Sept. 14, 2011 3:52 pm EST

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A simple way to prepare this cheesy and delicious soup. This soup recipe calls for you to use a slow cooker to handle the job of cooking. Let the flavors of the onions simmer in the broth as it cooks. Serve a sprinkle of cheese and toasted French bread.

Prep Time

25

minutes

Cook Time

6

hours

Servings

6

Slow-cooker Onion Soup With Crusty Toast

Total time: 6 hours, 25 minutes

Ingredients

3 jumbo yellow onions, peeled, halved, cut into thin wedges
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
6 cup all-purpose slow-cooker broth or equal parts chicken and beef broth
2-3 tablespoon dry sherry or cognac, optional
2 teaspoon salt
6 thick slices crusty french bread
1 1/2 cup loosely packed shredded cheese, such as gruyere

Directions

Step 1: Put 3 onions in the slow cooker; set on high. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil. Slow-cook on high, stirring occasionally, until deeply browned, 5-6 hours. (Or cook the onions in a Dutch oven over lowest heat, stirring often, about 2 hours. Watch carefully so they do not burn.)
Step 2: Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; cook 1 minute. Add 6 cups broth, 2-3 tablespoons sherry and 2 teaspoons salt. Adjust seasonings. Slow-cook (or simmer in the pot) 1 hour.
Step 3: Heat oven to 450F. Toast 6 bread slices on a baking sheet in the oven until crusty, 3-4 minutes. Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls. Top with the toasted bread; sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.