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Famous Barr's French Onion Soup
RECIPE BY: Brother William
One of St. Louis's favorite soup recipes was recently printed in the Post-Dispatch. I remember going to St. Louis when I was young and my family going into the department store's restaurant for this famous soup. Enjoy! Famous-Barr's French Onion Soup
Posted on: Aug 18, 1999
Ingredients
Directions
1
Peel onions and slice 1/8 inch thick, preferably in a food processor.2
Melt butter in a 6-quart (or larger) stockpot. Add onions; cook, uncovered, over low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.3
(The long cooking time makes the onions mellow and sweet.) Stir in pepper, paprika and bay leaf; saute over low heat 10 minutes more, stirring frequently.4
Pour in 6 cans broth and wine. Increase heat and bring to a boil.5
Dissolve flour in remaining 1 can broth.6
Stir into boiling soup.7
Reduce heat and simmer slowly for 2 hours.8
Adjust color to a rich brown with caramel coloring, season with salt. Refrigerate overnight. To serve, heat soup in microwave or on stove top.9
If desired, pour into ovenproof crocks or bowls.10
Top with a slice of bread and a sprinkling of grated cheese. Heat under the broiler until cheese melts and bubbles, about 5 minutes.11
Leftover soup can be frozen.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: originalTgirlz
On May 11, 2008
I love this soup! Simple to make, very tasety and I always have everything I need in my kithchen to make it. When I don't have bread on hand, I substitute large croutons. Thanks for a keeper Bill!
From: Chef #738763
On May 10, 2008
This is one outstanding soup! I followed the directions to the letter and it came out really well. Loved the addition of the wine with the beef broth. Such good flavors in this soup. We loved it here! Don
From: Wei-Li Eastlake
On Dec 4, 2000
The French Onion soup recipe is one of the most popular dish served at the Famous Barr (also part of the May Dept store group) restaurants found in St.Louis. Based on my travels to the various countries including Europe, Asia and US, this version of French Onion soup is one of the best I've had. My husband who is from London just loves this recipe. It is robust and hearty in beef and onion flavour and quite thick so you can enjoy this as a meal in itself (you might say it's great comfort food). Be sure to use the broiler until the cheese bubbles and turns golden brown over the French bread. Tip: Try to use the fresh French bread which is a bit chewy in texture. Bon Appetit.
From: Tebo
On Oct 5, 2002
I finally got around to making this and kick myself for not doing so sooner. This is just a fabulous French Onion soup. The only "drawback" is processing the onions. Believe it or not, I put on swim goggles processing them!!! Maybe I just had extra potent onions??? But once that was done the rest was just a matter of time and the results were outstanding. I have several frozen lumps of French Onion soup to enjoy for some time to come (like tonight). Thank you for posting this one Bill. I usually don't say I'll do this one again but. . . . I'll do this one again.
| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
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Serving Size 1 (503g) Recipe makes 16 servings |
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| Calories 170 | ||
| Calories from Fat 72 | (42%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 8.0g | 12% | |
| Saturated Fat 3.7g | 18% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 17mg | 5% | |
| Sodium 1874mg | 78% | |
| Potassium 235mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 19.4g | 6% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2.5g | 10% | |
| Sugars 6.2g | ||
| Protein 7.3g | 14% | |
| Vitamin A 635mcg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.2mg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B12 0.0mcg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C 9mg | 16% | |
| Vitamin E 0mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium 36mg | 3% | |
| Iron 0mg | 3% | |
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