FRENCH ONION SOUP WITH A TWIST

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This is French onion soup to which I have added leeks & shallots. I have also added Oka cheese to the topping to celebrate my Canadian roots & my home province of Quebec.

Provided by SusieQ222

Categories     Cheese

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 bowls or more, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 large onions (I like Mayan sweet)
1 large leek
2 thinly sliced french shallots
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 cups homemade beef stock (or 3 cans beef consomme)
2 cups water
1 cup of canadian beer
1 bay leaf
1 crusty French baguette
1/2 cup grated emmenthaler cheese
1/2 cup grated gruyere or 1/2 cup Fontina cheese
1/2 cup grated oka cheese (If you can't get Oka substitute any cheese you like. Good candidates Gouda, mozzarella, Edam)

Steps:

  • Slice onions, leeks and shallots very thinly.
  • Heat butter in soup pot just until melted.
  • Add onions, leeks, shallots and pepper; saute until onions begin to caramelize or become a light golden brown.
  • Sprinkle in flour and stir until traces of flour disappear.
  • Gradually add beef stock or consomme, stirring, then beer and water and bay leaf.
  • Boil at moderately high heat, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
  • Reduce heat to low and cook uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
  • Taste soup; add salt and pepper if desired.
  • Turn soup into individual broiler-proof bowls.
  • Toast baguette slices in toaster oven until crisp.
  • Place baguette slices on top of soup in bowls.
  • Sprinkle top of each bowl with a generous amount of cheese.
  • Place bowls under broiler until cheese melts and turns brown and bubbles.

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