ok. FRENCH ONION SOUP

made it up as i went along so...yea, i suggest you just throw in whatever you think will work, too didn't home make the stock...that would make it way better so, if you home make your stock ignore the store bought kind, lol.

ingredients:
butter
1 small to medium red onion
1 LARGEEEEE vidalia onion
1 LARGEEEEE sweet yellow onion
salt
pepper
red cooking wine (i used dry marsala)
worcestershire sauce
bay leaf
brown sugar
thyme
paprika
celery seed
garlic (i used minced from a jar, clearly fresh is better)
2 cans swanson's beef broth
1 can campbell's beef consumme
1/2 pound Gruyere cheese
loaf of french bread

i *THINK* that is it but i could be wrong.

anyway...what i did:

1. cut onions into 1/4-1/2 inch straws/strips
2. 1/2 stick of butter and 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar + onions in a stock pot on low heat for...at least 30 minutes, but the longer you leave them, the squishier and yummier they get so i'd say between 45min - 1.5 hours; stirring occasionally (i probably had mine in there 45 minutes)
3. then i added 1/2 to 1 tablespoon minced garlic and 1/4 to 1/2 cup marsala wine to the pot and let simmer together for like 10 minutes; stirring occasionally
4. then i added the 2 cans of broth, 1 can beef consumme, bay leaf, couple splashes worcestershire, couple shakes of thyme, probably 2 tablespoons paprika, shake or 2 of celery seed, fresh ground black pepper to taste (i did like...4-5 grinds)
5. bring to boil for 1-3 minutes, i added a couple of grinds of sea salt while it was boiling
6. reduce heat and simmer for however long...the longer you simmer, the more the flavors will mix. i was in a hurry cause we had a movie to catch so i only simmered for like 20 mins (but i'd say try to do it for like 45 at least); stirring occasionally
7. put soup into ceramic oven safe bowls (coffee mugs also work), topped with toasted french bread (made sure most of bread was in the bowl so it doesn't burn under broiler), topped bread with hunk or two of cheese, placed under toaster oven broiler until the cheese got melty and bubbly

serve w/ caution: WILL BE HOT!

all together this probably made...somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-8 servings?!

i kinda just made it up while i was going so the measurements are approximate but shouldn't be too far off. i thought it turned out super delicious. the cheese def makes it!

END RESULT:




[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 9:54 PM. Reason : darn it. i didn't want to be at the top o the page ]

1/23/2011 9:53:04 PM

Quote :

"packers v steelers = snoozebowl '11"

except not at all

1/23/2011 9:54:27 PM

Yay thank you!!

1/23/2011 9:55:12 PM

no prob. i thought it was really yummy and so did eric. but the cheese totally makes it, i think. its super easy to make and the good thing is you can really throw whatever you want in there that you think will give the broth depth and flavor! that is what i did anyway haha. but i'm no pilgrimshoes gourmet chef

1/23/2011 9:57:14 PM

Most important part of making French onion soup is deglazing the pan like 5-10 times to get all that yummy onion goodness.

1/23/2011 9:59:47 PM

my souffles!!! (after they deflated a little though )



they looked similar to this after I took them out of the oven... I think I set down the pan too hard on the table >.<




[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM. Reason : .]

1/23/2011 10:07:32 PM

1/23/2011 10:09:20 PM

Why are you crying?

1/23/2011 10:18:00 PM

i wish stieg larsson left more scripts for further books

1/23/2011 10:18:04 PM

My pie looks awesome. I'll post a picture later. Hope it tastes good

1/23/2011 10:19:23 PM

^^^ Haha, because yet again a team I root for had a crushing defeat in a big game. I should be used to it by now...

[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 10:19 PM. Reason : x]

1/23/2011 10:19:27 PM

= Wedding planning not going well at all right now...SUPER stressed out.





= the Steelers making it to the Super Bowl!

1/23/2011 10:27:20 PM

Was Brett rooting for the Jets?

He said he was going to, so if not I'm holding him personally responsible. And there will be repercussions.

[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 10:28 PM. Reason : i can spell correct, I swear]

1/23/2011 10:28:07 PM

Yes...he was.

1/23/2011 10:30:08 PM

haha yeah, I successfully have routed for the wrong teams for the 3rd week in a row! huzzah! (although, I did pull for yall against the pats)

1/23/2011 10:31:56 PM

There were like five icings for some unknown reason tonight. I felt 19 again...

[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 10:32 PM. Reason : including ken, who got iced twice in like 3 minutes]

1/23/2011 10:32:34 PM

hahaha awesome


sorry i missed it

1/23/2011 10:36:22 PM

Hormones all over the place...

It's my own personal bubble of hell

1/23/2011 10:51:20 PM

^I ran into Brandi tonight (Hair cut brandi).

figured out where she is working now and she seems totally stoked about it. Said we should come out for a first friday sometime (free food, booze, music, etc along with a bunch of art stuff)

1/23/2011 10:53:28 PM

^^ come see me one saturday soon and we can ohhh and ahhh over overpriced baby shit together

[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM. Reason : .]

1/23/2011 10:55:22 PM

As long as she's still at atomic I've been there numerous times


But I think I need a baby break...in 2 weeks I'll come by

1/23/2011 10:59:31 PM

1/23/2011 11:00:10 PM

did Christopher Nolan never think to tell Christian Bale that his Batman voice was way over the top

1/23/2011 11:03:00 PM

Quote :

"But I think I need a baby break...in 2 weeks I'll come by"

no rush, i'll be there awhile haha.

a baby break sounds like a good thing. i can't even imagine the stress! excitement yea, but i imagine it'd be a little stressful also.

1/23/2011 11:08:24 PM

>.< hold me.

1/23/2011 11:09:33 PM

thanks to last night, I won't be able to fall asleep tonight

and I can't stop coughing

1/23/2011 11:10:53 PM

^that was my whole weekend :-/




what's wrong yuffie?

[Edited on January 23, 2011 at 11:11 PM. Reason : [-]

1/23/2011 11:11:02 PM

Well there goes that $13

1/23/2011 11:14:11 PM

To find a cheap ipod I guess.

1/23/2011 11:22:13 PM

That mighty collection of beer I purchased today will entertain me for weeks.

Combining that with my almost-ready-to-drink smoked porter brew hiding in my closet may result in some alcoholic fun times in the coming weeks. I'll try to keep it to two/night.

OK, bedtime for me I guess.

1/23/2011 11:31:33 PM

i love the smell of burning gunpowder and Hoppe's #9

1/23/2011 11:42:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcoBKWTW14

I hate worrying about people who I know don't give a shit, and I hate hating people. I hate worrying about people who aren't worth a shit either, cuz they obviously are.

I just want to get out of here. Leaving the country worked last time.
GAH.

1/23/2011 11:54:18 PM

1/23/2011 11:55:32 PM

Quote :

"Well there goes that $13 "

I only lost $10

Damn 8s

ALSO: http://i.imgur.com/kfEmO.jpg

1/23/2011 11:55:47 PM

^^hahahahahaha

embed this please. if yuffie hasn't seen it it might cheer her up a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSMCRD35ch4

1/23/2011 11:57:52 PM

1/23/2011 11:59:03 PM

this has been thoroughly annoying


and plz answer my text, thx

1/23/2011 11:59:56 PM

Quote :

"http://i.imgur.com/kfEmO.jpg"

Oooooo where did you find this?!?

1/24/2011 12:14:30 AM

i came home tonight to the front door open and my roommate blasting the heat because she was "freezing"

and somehow didn't know the front door was open, despite walking by it several times (it wasn't WIDE open but it was definitely not closed)

you have got to be kidding me....

not to mention she was trying to heat the house 10 degrees, umm no. she pays a flat rate, i get to control the thermostat and i say NAY

1/24/2011 12:22:23 AM

^^ on reddit.

1/24/2011 12:55:41 AM

1/24/2011 1:01:09 AM

^

1/24/2011 1:08:48 AM

oh yay...


here i am at the office...


again :/

1/24/2011 2:20:02 AM

wow terrible hours

1/24/2011 2:51:42 AM

apparently i don't sleep very well when the wife is away....

1/24/2011 3:02:28 AM

1/24/2011 3:03:40 AM

These cookies are incredibly delicious.

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 3:19 AM. Reason : coconut/pecan]

1/24/2011 3:18:50 AM

these people on Coast to Coast AM are fucking CRAZY

1/24/2011 4:27:37 AM

Mnday

1/24/2011 6:50:08 AM

smoothie or coffee this morning

its going to be an insanely busy day. will prob get a coffee before i hit the books around 1:30 soooo...smoothie? but then what if i'm just cranky at work?

1/24/2011 7:31:34 AM