FRENCH ONION SOUP IN A SOURDOUGH BREAD BOWL

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This is a classic French onion soup recipe with a San Francisco twist. The best part is you get to eat the bowl!!

Provided by Cybele66

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Onion Soup Recipes French Onion Soup Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 sourdough bread rounds (such as Brown 'N Serve®)
1 cup butter, divided
¼ cup crushed garlic, divided
1 sweet onion, diced
2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
½ cup red wine
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
½ pound Gruyere cheese, sliced

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Butter a baking sheet.
Cut a hole in the top of each bread round, leaving the sides and bottoms untouched, to make the opening of the bread bowl. Pull apart the cut-out section.
Place 1/2 cup butter and 2 tablespoons crushed garlic in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat until butter is melted, 2 to 4 minutes. Brush the insides of the bread bowls and the cut-out pieces with butter; place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Leave oven on.
Melt the remaining butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add sweet onion. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring until onion is very tender and dark brown, about 20 minutes more.
Stir the remaining garlic, beef broth, chicken broth, wine, and Worcestershire sauce into the onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until flavors intensify, 5 to 10 minutes. Spoon soup into each bread bowl. Cover soup with Gruyere cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and melted along the sides of the bread bowl, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 726 calories, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 126.2 mg, Fat 46.3 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 27.4 g, Sodium 1993.6 mg, Sugar 5.3 g