Slow Cooker French Onion Soup Recipe 45 Food

SLOW COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions until they become translucent, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle onions with sugar; reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, until onions are soft and browned, at least 30 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir sherry into onion mixture and scrape bottom of pot to dissolve small bits of browned food from the pot. Transfer onions into a slow cooker and pour in beef broth. Season to taste with sea salt; stir in thyme and bay leaf. Cover cooker, set on High, and cook 4 to 6 hours. If desired, set on Low and cook 8 to 10 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, set oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet.
• Broil bread slices until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Combine Gruyere, Emmental, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses in a bowl, tossing lightly. Fill oven-safe soup crocks 3/4 full of onion soup and float a bread slice in each bowl. Top with about 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture per serving.
• Place filled bowls onto a baking sheet and broil until cheese topping is lightly browned and bubbling, about 2 minutes.

SLOW COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet on medium-high heat, melt butter. Add in onions and cook until see-through, stirring frequently (It takes about 10 minutes).
• Add in sugar, and reduce heat to medium. Stir the onions constantly, caramelizing them. It will take about 20-30 minutes.
• Add in the minced garlic and apple cider, and stir until warmed through.
• Transfer the onions to the slow cooker and add in beef broth and thyme. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Before serving, place the french bread slices on a baking sheet and broil in the oven for 1-2 minutes (just until browned).
• In a small bowl, mix together the three cheeses.
• Pour soup in oven-safe bowls (the soup will serve 6-8), place a piece of french bread in each bowl, and then top each with a portion of cheese. Place each bowl on the cookie sheet, and broil for 2 more minutes, until the cheese starts to melt and brown.
• Serve hot.

FRENCH ONION SOUP (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in melted butter until clear and browned, 10 to 15 minutes; transfer to a slow cooker. Add beef broth, garlic, salt, and black pepper to the slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 4 hours or on Low for 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Over medium heat sauté the onion in butter until soft and translucent and caramel colour. Make this in 3 batches.
• Place onions in slow cooker.
• Deglaze cooking skillet with some of the beef stock;this is the secret to that taste.
• Add to slow cooker along with the remaining beef broth (your own homemade or powdered mixed with boiling water).
• Add Worcestershire sauce, thyme and bay leaf.
• Cover; cook on High for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf.
• Divide soup into appropriate containers.
• Seal and freeze.
• When ready to enjoy your French Onion Soup.
• Remove from freezer and place in a microwave dish with 2 tbsp sherry; heat for 5 minutes.
• Add Parmesan cheese to your onion soup bowl. Place one slice of toasted bread over the cheese. Fill bowl with soup.
• Top with shredded Gruyère cheese.
• Place under broiler to melt your cheese.
• Tip: When adding your ingredients to the slow cooker make sure they are all hot.
• Use the processor to slice your onions. I once read 'If I use my food processor just to make onion soup it will be worth the cost".
• Bon Appettit!

SLOW-COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Place Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl. Make sure that liner fits snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl and pull the top of the liner over rim of bowl.
• In lined slow cooker, mix onions and margarine.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 30 to 35 minutes or until onions begin to slightly brown around edges.
• Mix flour, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir flour mixture and broth into onions. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until onions are very tender.
• Prepare Cheesy Broiled French Bread. Place 1 slice bread on top of each bowl of soup. Serve immediately.