Why is it that, of late, there seems to be a liberality to bash (is that harsh) Rachel Ray? I've been reading different blogs joke about the different phrases she uses . . .
Yum . . .o Evo . . .o Delish . . .
Sammies . . . Stoup . . .
Isn't there something better to do than to bash or trash a young woman? Maybe, go make soup.
French Onion Soup
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons 
butter 6 medium onions, thinly sliced Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, picked and chopped or poultry seasoning 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried 1/2 cup dry sherry 6 cups beef stock 4 thick slices crusty bread, toasted 2 1/2 cups shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese.
Heat a deep pot over medium to medium high heat. Work next to the stove to slice onions.
Add oil and butter to the pot. Add onions to the pot as you slice them. When all the onions are in the pot, season with salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon fresh thyme. Cook onions 15 to 18 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender, sweet and caramel colored.
Add bay leaf and sherry to the pot and deglaze the pan drippings. Add 6 cups stock and cover pot to bring soup up to a quick boil.
Arrange 4 small, deep soup bowls or crocks on a cookie sheet. Preheat broiler to high. Once soup reaches a boil, ladle it into bowls. Float toasted crusty bread on soup and cover each bowl with a mound of cheese. Sprinkle remaining fresh thyme on cheese and place cookie sheet with soup bowls on it under hot broiler until cheese melts and bubbles.
2 comments:
I had onion soup at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse that was SO delicious and I asked about the recipe. They basically told me thyme, sherry...everything you have listed here! I'm so excited! I cannot wait to try this!
hey friend...thanks for the extra thoughts on this...btw...you make a fantastic onion soup....would love to post the recipe :-)
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