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The 24-Hour Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
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Discover a delicious 24-hour French onion soup recipe, filled with sweet caramelized onions, rich beef broth, and gooey melted cheese. Easy steps for an amazing homemade treat.
serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
1 review
ingredients
5 cloves garlic, minced
4 shallots, chopped
3 medium Vidalia onions, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 leek, chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 cup dry sherry
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons sea salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
6 cups beef broth
5 cups chicken broth
4 tablespoons quality beef base, not bouillon powder
French bread, cubed
10 slices Provolone cheese
10 slices mozzarella cheese
directions
The night before, combine the garlic, shallots, Vidalia onions, yellow onions, green onions, leek, brown sugar, sherry, butter, salt, and pepper in the crock pot. Mix gently.
Cover the crock pot and cook on the lowest setting for 6-8 hours, stirring once or twice during the cooking time. If your crock pot cooks "hot" you may need to add some liquid during the cooking time to keep the onions from burning.
Add the beef broth, chicken broth, and beef base. Turn the heat to high and cook for 1 hour then turn the heat again to the lowest setting and cook for 4-6 more hours or until ready to serve.
When ready to serve, preheat the oven to broil.
Ladle the soup into heat-proof crocks and place the crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Add the bread cubes to the crocks and top each with a slice of provolone and mozzarella. Place the baking sheet in the oven and broil until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
Serve immediately (be sure to warn your guests that the bowls are very hot).
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
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reviews & comments
October 11, 2013
Started this recipe last night and just had it now. Served to guests and I had to break away from the table to write this review. If you want the most amazing French onion soup of your life and have 24 hours to wait to make it, then this is it. WOW! It nearly killed me smelling it all night and today but it was worth every second. Everyone raved about this. This is better than any restaurant version I've had - and here it's made in the lowly crockpot! My guests were amazed and I'm printing off copies of the recipes right now for them. LOVED IT!! Thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece!