An Apple a Day Keeps The Doctor Away?

Well this old saying didn’t stand too true for me. I came down with Bronchitis and did not have much of an appetite, and in the normal tradition I was not craving Chicken Noodle Soup, but yet French Onion soup. Well since I am on the kick of wanting to keep things creative, rather than Hubby run to the store to get us a can, he made us some homemade French Onion Soup, and MMM! It was good!

I found the recipe courtesy of Cook.com. It is super simple and really inexpensive. Of course as any recipe you can always mash it up the way you want to add or remove, and for us, we just made some grill cheese sandwiches rather than the French Begets.

Ingredients:

3 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. oil
4 c. finely sliced onions
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans beef broth
2 cans water
1 tsp. salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
3 tbsp. brandy (optional)
4 slices French bread (toasted)
4 tbsp. grated Swiss cheese
4 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1) Melt butter in heavy pot.
2) Add oil and heat.
3) Add onions and sauté for about 15 minutes, stirring often.
4) Add broth, water, salt and pepper.
5) Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
6) Add brandy and simmer for 10 more minutes.
7) Transfer soup to 4 individual oven proof bowls.
8) Top each with a slice of French bread, 1 tablespoon of Swiss cheese and 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese.
9) Place under broiler until cheese is golden. .
10) Serve immediately.



I got a request for it today, so I thought I would post for anyone else out there hankering for some homemade soup 

XO Lyndie