French Onion Soup
ByAutumn has arrived in full swing and we find ourselves betraying our favorite summer foods like a wicked adulteress. We’ve been ditching salads, ignoring the barbecue, and even walking away from one of our best friends, sushi. Instead, our fickle appetites have found a new love, warm and hearty comfort foods. This week our new love is soup, and today, we have a crush on French onion soup.
Made of beef broth, onions, croutons, and cheese, this ancient soup has enjoyed a rebirth beginning in the 1960’s when French food came into vogue in America (I believe we were late to the party!).
Where did it come from? Although onions have always been a staple among poverty stricken diners since ancient Roman times, ironically French onion soup was presumed to have been invented by French royalty, King Louis the XV. The story is that, in his hunting lodge, alone with only onions, butter, and champagne (poor thing), he created the world’s first French Onion Soup.
We love this version by Chef John in this video, and you may find his full written recipe here.
French Onion Soup from Foodwishes on Vimeo.
Do you have a favorite version of French onion soup? Do tell! Post your link or recipe in the comment section below!
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I like mine best! But then that is hardly surprising, since I can borrow and steal from everyone else’s recipes and keep what I like. But as long as the onions are caramelized, and there is a good stock, then you can hardly go wrong!
I made a video of my recipe of French Onion Soup and the link to the recipe and the video are found on my blog here:
http://mimicooks.com/2008/01/french-onion-soup.html
Hope you like both my recipe and my video.
I haven’t had French Onion Soup in ages! Maybe I’ll make some this weekend. It’s getting cooler here in Toronto and you’re right, it’s a perfect soup for the cool weather days of Autumn.
Thank you Erik, Summer, and Tricia for your comments!
Here’s my version: http://www.thedishsdish.com/blog/2009/06/french-onion-soup/
Thank you Jill for sharing your version!
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