French Onion Soup
Julia Child's French Onion Soup
Julia Child was an American author, television personality, and chef. She introduced French cooking techniques and French cuisine to the United States through her television shows and cookbooks. French cuisine is known and highly thought of all over the world and many dishes can be traced back to French roots. French onion soup is one example of a world famous dish, which was created by French chefs.
The following recipe for Julia Child's French onion soup combines all the typical French onion soup ingredients with some white wine for added flavor and a Swiss cheese and Parmesan gratin topping. French onion soup cheese is normally Gruyere but the combination of Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese also goes well with the other ingredients.
This is an easy recipe if you are new to making French onion soup and you probably already have most of the ingredients in your kitchen. Garnish this Julia Child's French onion soup with a sprinkling of chopped fresh parsley or a sprig of fresh parsley and you have a masterpiece of a dish, which is actually pretty simple to put together.
French Onion Soup Recipe by Julia Child
Ingredients -
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, pressed
3 lbs onions, thinly sliced
2 cups dry white wine
1 teaspoon white sugar
6 cups beef broth
3 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups grated Swiss cheese
12 toasted French baguette slices
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Melt the oil and butter in a big pan over a medium heat, and then add the sugar, garlic, and onions. Sauté until they are slightly colored for about 6 minutes. Add the white wine and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn the temperature back down to medium and cook for 5 minutes, then pour in the broth.
Turn the temperature up to medium high, and then back to low.
Let the onion soup simmer for 90 minutes, uncovered.
You can freeze the soup at this point if you like.
Preheat the broiler and ladle the onion soup between 6 ovenproof soup bowls. Put a couple of slices of toasted bread on each one, and then sprinkle the cheese over the top. Put the soup bowls on a shallow baking pan and broil until the cheese melts.
This will take about a minute.
(Serves 6)
The Most Famous French Chefs
France is considered, by many, to be the heart of excellent cuisine and there are many famous French chefs who would heartily agree. Perhaps you have made or tasted a Julia Child's French onion soup recipe already. Julia Child was American and she is credited with introducing French cuisine to the United States. French chefs, which you might have heard of, include Raymond Blanc, Jean and Pierre Troisgros, Roger Verge, Raymond Oliver and Paul Bocuse. France is believed to have the best cooking colleges and French cuisine, as well as French wine, has a great reputation over the world.
The Most Famous French Recipes
French onion soup is right up there with the other most famous French recipes. Whether you prefer Julia Child's French onion soup or another traditional onion soup recipe, this dish has always been incredibly popular. When you think of well known French dishes, you probably think of recipes like tarte tatin, duck a l'orange, snails, bouillabaisse, beef burgundy, beef bourguignon, tarte au fromage and much more. Each region of France has its own specialties, as you would imagine, and there are famous French dessert recipes as well as savory recipes. Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, vegetables, grains, wine, herbs, and spices all play a part in French cuisine. Presentation is also very important with French food. Even soups like French onion soup are presented in the most attractive way, in matching soup crocks, with appetizing, golden brown melted Gruyere cheese covering the top.