Best Onion Cream Soup Recipes

ONION CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook onions in 3 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat until tender. Add the broth, bouillon and pepper; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat., In a large saucepan, melt the remaining butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add process cheese and onion mixture. Cook and stir until heated through and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and parsley.

CREAM OF ONION AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the potatoes, onions and water to cover and boil for 30 to 45 minutes, or until tender. Drain the mixture, reserving 3 cups of the water. Transfer this in small batches to a blender and puree until smooth.
• In the same pot over medium heat, combine the flour and the butter, stirring together well, to form a roux. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly, until well blended. Reduce heat to low and add the pureed potato mixture. Let simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 to 10 minutes. Add the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.

CREAM OF ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add 9onions and saute until very tender and pale golden, about 25 minutes.
• Add garlic, and stir 1 minute.
• Add broth and potato and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer until potato is very tender, about 25 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender.
• Return to pot.
• Stir in cream, sherry and thyme.
• Simmer about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with chives.

CREAM OF ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until very tender and pale golden, about 25 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Add broth and potato and bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until potato is very tender, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender. Return to pot. Stir in cream, Sherry and thyme. Simmer about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 days ahead; chill. Bring to simmer before serving.) Sprinkle with chives.

CREAM OF GARLIC, ONION, AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Saute chopped mushrooms in olive oil over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir as little as possible so that they brown, not steam.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt butter over medium-low heat.
• Add onions and garlic.
• Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Add the broth, half and half, sherry, thyme, and bay leaf.
• Stir well and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Add the bread pieces, stir well, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until the bread has dissolved and the soup is smooth.
• (You can also do this in batches in a blender or food processor, but use caution to avoid burns.) Add the reserved mushrooms to the pureed soup and heat through.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

SIMPLE CREAM OF ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 6 tbsp of the butter in a large pan. Set about 1/5 of the onions aside and add the rest to the pan. Stir to coat in butter, then cover and cook very gently for about 30 minutes. The onions should be soft and tender, but not brown.
• Add the stock, about 1 tsp salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Let soup cool, then blend until smooth. Return soup to the rinsed pan.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in another pan and cook remaining onions over low heat, covered, until soft but not browned. Uncover and continue to cook onions until they turn golden yellow.
• Add cream to soup and reheat gently until hot, but do not boil. Add buttery onions and stir for 1-2 minutes. Serve immediately.

CREAM OF CARAMELIZED ONION AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and saute, stirring every few minutes, until they are caramelized, about 15-20 minutes. Add the mushrooms, celery, carrot, garlic and salt, and saute, stirring occasionally, for a further 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, thyme (or herbes de provence) and bay leaf to saucepan. Reduce temperature to a slow boil and cook, covered, for 15-20 minutes longer, or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Discard bay leaf.
• (Carefully) blend soup in batches, either in blender, or using immersion blender, until soup is mostly pureed, leaving a bit of texture in the vegetables. Return to saucepan and over a low heat, whisk in half and half, ricotta and swiss cheeses, until cheeses have entirely melted into the soup. (If soup is too thick, thin with a little more hot broth). Season to suit your taste with salt and freshly-cracked black pepper.
• Serve in deep bowls, garnished with a sprinkle of minced, fresh parsley.

BAKED GARLIC AND ONION CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place onions and garlic in a shallow roasting pan, and add 3 cups of the chicken stock.
• Sprinkle with thyme, pepper and salt. Dot with butter.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Stir once or twice during baking.
• Remove the pan from the oven and puree the onions and garlic with the liquid until smooth.
• Gradually add the remaining stock and the cream.
• Pour the soup into a large saucepan, adjusting the seasonings and slowly heat through.
• Do no allow the soup to boil. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CREAM OF ONION AND CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in pan and add the diced onions.
• Cook until brown.
• Add flour, stirring constantly.
• Add milk (a little at a time), stirring constantly.
• When soup is hot and thickened, add cheese and stir until it's all combined.
• Season with salt, pepper, paprika and serve.

CREAM OF POTATO AND ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot, saute the bacon over medium heat until browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Next, add the white onion and saute over medium heat until onions become translucent. Add the diced potatoes along with the olive oil and continue to saute for about 6 or 7 minutes, stirring frequently. When the potatoes begin to soften, add the chicken broth and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan (to deglaze).
• Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes, checking on it every 5 minutes or so. Next, add the evaporated milk, salt, nutmeg, and pepper. Stir so that ingredients are well mixed. At this time, you can use a hand held blender to puree the soup. If you don't have a hand held blender, use a food processor and pulse blend for a couple of minutes. You may add a bit more chicken stock if it seems too thick.
• When the soup is well blended and velvety, add back the bacon as well as the parsley and stir well. Simmer for a couple more minutes and then taste for proper seasoning. Remove from heat and stir in 1 tablespoon of butter until melted. Serve hot, adding some of the scallions for garnish and a small pad of butter. Serve with a hearty bread on the side. Enjoy.

CARAMELIZED ONION CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat and add onions.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir onions until they soften and begin to carmelize, this will take 20-30 minutes.
• Add garlic and 1/3 of the wine, continue stirring until wine is absorbed, this will deglaze the pan and onions will brown.
• Add remaining wine 1/3 at a time following above procedure until it is absorbed.
• Add sherry, stock, potato and fresh herbs.
• Bring to a simmer and cook until potato is tender.
• Remove from heat, carefully puree using hand blender.
• If you prefer a very smooth soup, strain mixture.
• Return soup to heat, add cream and season to taste.
• Bring to simmer before serving, do NOT allow soup to boil.
• Serve and enjoy!

CHILLED CREAM OF VIDALIA ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy kettle cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until it is crisp and transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• Add the butter and oil to the kettle and in the fat cook the onion and garlic, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 25 to 30 minutes, or until they are colored lightly and softened.
• Add chicken broth, wine, thyme, and bay leaf and simmer the mixture, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf and in a blender or food processor purée the mixture in batches.
• Strain the mixture into a bowl, pressing hard on the solids- this is an important step, so don't skimp on the time it might take to separate the solids; discard solids.
• Chill the mixture covered, for 3 to 4 hours, or until it is cold.
• Whisk in the heavy cream (I use 1/2 and 1/2), crème fraîche (I use softened cream cheese), lemon juice, Tabasco, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste- I used a stick blender to get the milk and cheese smooth- and serve the soup in chilled bowls, sprinkle with the bacon, croutons, and scallion.
• Notes: The texture of this came out very much like tomato soup- at first, after doing the puree in the food processor, I considered just putting the whole mess into the soup, because when I put the puree into the strainer the drip of liquid was slow; but I took about 15 minutes with a spatula, moving the puree around and pressing it through the strainer and scraping it off the bottom, and sure enough, eventually I had most of it through and what came out into the bowl (and scraped off the bottom of the strainer) was quite a different texture than what I would have gotten otherwise; I ended up with about 4 cups of liquid (also containing*very* fine puree) and about a 1/2 cup of solids.

CHILLED WATERCRESS SOUP WITH ONION CREAM

Steps:

• For soup:
• Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until soft, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add leek and sauté 5 minutes. Add vegetable broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Allow broth to cool uncovered 15 minutes.
• Place 3 cups watercress in blender. Pour half of warm broth mixture over watercress and blend until smooth.
• Add half and half and blend until combined. Transfer soup to bowl. Puree remaining broth mixture in blender until smooth; stir into soup in bowl. If more watercress flavor is desired, puree 1/2 cup watercress with 2 cups soup in same blender. Repeat with more watercress, if desired. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• For green onion cream:
• Whisk crème fraîche, white and pale green parts of green onions, and all remaining ingredients in small bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Divide soup among 6 shallow bowls. Drizzle with green onion cream; sprinkle with sliced dark green onion tops.

CREAM OF ONION AND BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt the butter over low heat.
• Add the onions, leeks, shallots, carrots, parsley and tarragon.
• Cover and cool on low, stirring occasionally, until onions and carrots are tender, around 20 minutes.
• Pour into a food processor bowl and puree to smooth.
• Return to pan.
• Sprinkle puree with flour and stir over low heat for about 3 minutes.
• Slowly add milk, whisking constantly until mixture is hot and thickened.
• Add port and stir until heated through.
• Add cheese and stir over mediun-low heat until melted and evenly blended.
• Season to taste with salt and freshly ground white pepper.
• Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with chives.

WELLIVER'S CREAM OF ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, melt butter or margarine; add onions.
• Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are very tender.
• Stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Add milk and chicken broth. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minutes more.
• Add cream. Cook and stir till heated through.
• Top with croutons, if desired.

SAVORY CREAM OF ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Peel the onions, cut them in half, and thinly slice them.
• In a large flame proof casserole, combine the onion slices, butter, olive oil, and salt.
• Cover and cook over moderatlely low heat, tossing frequently, until the onions are very soft and just beginning to color, 30-to-35 minutes.
• Add the flour and stir to mix.
• Increase the heat to moderately high and cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes without allowing the flour to brown.
• Gradually stir in the broth and water.
• Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• Reduce the heat to moderate, add the savory, and cook at a low boil for 25 minutes.
• Remove the savory if you've used fresh.
• In batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Return to the pot and add the cream and cayenne.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Season with additional salt to taste.

CREAM OF ONION SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Quarter the onions lengthwise then thinly slice sideways. Place the sliced onions and olive oil in a large pot over medium low heat. Stir often till onions are translucent.
• 2. Add the flower and stir till all the liquid is absorbed. Gradually add the chicken broth stirring well after each addition to prevent any lumps from forming. Add the milk, the salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer partially covered for 20 - 30 minutes or until onion is tender.
• 3. For serving, place some cream in each bowl (about 1/4 cup depending on personal preference) then ladle the soup over the cream, stir and enjoy.