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      • DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE
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      • Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese
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Onion Soup

There is a tremendous amount of variations in onion soup recipes.   Since the recipe for this soup has only three main ingredients, onions,  broth, and cheese croutons, each part needs to be carefully done.  The recipe below is the one I found that works for me.  The stock has a rich taste and only a little salt.   Yellow onions were the perfect ones for the caramelization, and since we keep our cheese intake low the cheese croutons were perfect for us.  
Ingredients - Beef Stock:
2 pounds beef necks
3 carrots, roughly chopped
3 celery stalks, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
4 garlic cloves, cut into two or three pieces
1/4 cup black peppercorns
1 bunch thyme
1sprig rosemary
1 bay leaves
2 cups red wine
2 Tablespoon tomato paste
Directions - Beef Stock
Preheat the oven to 500°F. Place the bones on a roasting pan for 45 minutes. Then, add the celery, carrots, onions, garlic, peppercorns, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves, and roast for another 20 minutes. Deglaze the pan with a little of the red wine and add the tomato paste. Place the ingredients into your stockpot, including the rest of the red wine and scraps from the bottom of the pan. Add 4 quarts of water, bring to a boil, and let your stock simmer  on medium heat for 5–6 hours, I put on the lid, slightly opened.
Ingredients - French Onion Soup
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon butter
1 pound yellow onions
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup red wine
4 cups beef stock
fresh thyme
salt and pepper to taste
Directions - French Onion Soup
1.  Thinly sliced onions.
2.  Add oil and butter - sauté in moderate heat about 30 40 minutes.
3.  Add minced garlic and sauté another minute.
4.  Add wine to deglaze.
5.  Add stock, simmer for 35 minutes.  Taste, then add salt and pepper as desired.
Croutons and Cheese
Toast a favorite substantial bread.  Cover with your favorite cheese, gruyere is often recommended and microwave for 15 seconds.  Cut the toast into crouton pieces and place on soup.  Enjoy!
  • Home
    • The "Best Ever" Dinner Party!
    • Structuring the Evening
    • Diane & Jerry's Socially Distanced Thanksgiving
    • A Gregory Virtual Food Event
    • The Joy of Meals with Friends
    • Expeimenting with new recipes
    • Fat Tuscan - Cooking Class
    • A New Style Church Dinner
    • Camp Cooking
    • Sushi Feast
  • The Young Cook
    • Willow
    • Ryan - A Talented Cook >
      • Ryan's Menu
      • Sausage and Potatoes, Onions, and Peppers
      • Lemon Bars
    • Veronica
  • Menus
    • Menu #1 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 1
      • Warm Spinach Salad
      • Pasta alla Puttanesca
      • Peach and Blueberry Crisp
    • Menu #2 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 2
      • Risotto with Peas
      • Chicken Saltimbocca
      • Tiramisu
    • Menu #3 >
      • Shopping list - Menu 3
      • Broccoli & Squash Soup
      • Salmon en Papillote
      • Creamy Brandied Cherries
    • Menu #4 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 4
      • Salad with Greens and Stawberries
      • Paella
      • Pineapple Coconut Crumble
    • Menu #5 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 5
      • Citrus Avocado Lettuce Salad
      • Shrimp with Feta Cheese and Orzo
      • Pears with Raspberry Sauce
    • Menu #6 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 6
      • Fennel and Orange Salad
      • Moroccan Turkey Stew
      • Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
    • Menu #7 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 7
      • Beet, Apple, and Walnut Salad
      • Chicken with Goat Cheese
      • DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE
    • Menu # 8 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 9
      • Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese
      • Orange-Raisin Chicken with Toasted Cashews
      • Nutty Brownies
    • Menu # 9 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 9
      • Green Waldorf Salad
      • Baked Fish with Ripe Olives and Feta
      • Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies
    • Menu #10 >
      • Shopping List - Menu 10
      • Squash Mushroom Soup
      • Quinoa Salad
      • Banana Strawberry Frozen Dessert
  • Recipes
    • Salads >
      • Fennel and Orange Salad
      • Caramelized Shallot Salad
      • Green Waldorf Salad
      • Beet, Apple, and Walnut Salad
      • Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese
      • Salad with Greens and Stawberries
      • Warm Spinach Salad
      • Hurricane Salade Niçoise
    • Vegetables & Legumes >
      • Les Trois Pommes
      • Pasta Primavera
      • Brandied Winter Squash
      • Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese
      • The Best Sweet Potaoto Wedges
      • Sweet Potato Salad
      • Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burrito
      • Cuban Black Beans
      • Sautéed Tofu with Broccoli in Chili-Orange Sauce
      • Willow's Tuna Cakes
      • Brussels Sprouts
      • Quinoa Primavera
      • Spinach, Mushrooms, and Red Peppers
    • Grains & Potatoes >
      • Pesto Bruschetta
      • Fruit and Nut Tabouli
    • Tofu & Eggs >
      • Impossible Quiche
    • Soup >
      • Chicken Soup
      • Potato and White Bean Puttanesca Soup
      • Squash & Mushroom Soup
      • Parsnip Soup with Walnut Pesto
      • Corn Chowder
      • Lemony Shrimp & Bean Soup
      • Turkey Mushroom Rice Soup
      • Pear & Carrot Soup
      • Lentil Soup
      • Hearty Vegetable Soup
      • Onion Soup
      • Avocado Cucumber Soup
    • Seafood >
      • Fish with Pesto
      • Fish with Lemon Garlic Sauce
      • Flavorful Shrimp
      • Pasta alla Puttanesca
      • Sesame Stir-Fry Shrimp and Spinach
      • A Great Lobster Roll
    • Meat & Poultry >
      • Chicken, Apricots, Sweet Potatoes, & Prunes
      • Hurricane Chicken Salad
      • Sweet Potato, Turkey, & Peanut Stew
      • Shepherd's Pie >
        • Shopping List - Shepherds Pie
    • Sweets & Breads >
      • Sun-Dried Tomato Cheese Bread
      • Ryan's Cranberry Sauce
      • Chocolate Prune Cake
      • Pear & Custard Dessert
      • Chocolate Yogurt Pavlova
      • Banana-Walnut Souffle >
        • Shopping list - Banana Souffle
      • Powerful Bran Muffins
      • Easy Graham Crust Cheesecake
      • Orange Walnut Torte
      • Nuts - 2 Ways
  • Blog
  • Your Ideas
    • Kosher Foods
    • Ashima's Tasty Cuisine
    • Jessica's Herbs & Peppers
    • Maureen & the Air Fryer
    • Ohan's Perfect Steak
    • Myra's Recipes
    • Ron's Sweet Potato
    • Sallie's Quinoa Salad
    • Ron & Brenda's Puttanesca on Coucous
    • Julie's Crunchy Cheese Snack