SLOW COOKER ONION SOUP

Slow Cooker Onion Soup image

This is about the best onion soup I've been able to come up with. Tastes better than any restaurant onion soup I've ever had.

Provided by Plain ole Bob

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

Time 4h30m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¼ cup butter, melted
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), cut into thin slivers
1 small red onion, cut into thin slivers
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups beef stock
3 tablespoons brandy
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups Italian-style seasoned croutons
3 slices provolone cheese

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sweet onion and red onion in melted butter until softened, about 10 minutes. Cook and stir garlic into onion mixture until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
Pour beef stock, brandy, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into slow cooker. Season with salt and black pepper.
Cook soup on High for 4 to 5 hours.
Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
Ladle the soup into 3 oven-proof bowls; top with croutons and a slice of Provolone per bowl.
Broil in the preheated oven until cheese melts and begins to brown, about 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 497.7 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 62.1 mg, Fat 29.3 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.4 g, Sodium 1043.9 mg, Sugar 8.8 g