French Onion Soup
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French Onion Soup Recipes Using Beef Broth
This recipe is packed with flavor and it uses celeriac, which is celery root, for extra taste. The roasted garlic is used to make garlic butter, which is great with the bread and the French onion soup cheese.
There are quite a few ingredients in the following onion soup recipe but they all go together amazingly to make a really flavorful onion soup. There are many recipes using beef broth but this soup recipe uses both beef broth and vegetable broth for a meaty yet wholesome flavor.
When making French onion soup recipes using beef broth, you can either follow a beef broth recipe or make your own or used canned beef broth to save time. Homemade beef broth has a superior flavor and is very easy to make too. If you are going to use a canned beef broth, pick something low in sodium because a lot of commercial beef broths are very salty.
Celeriac and Onion Soup with Garlic Bread Croutons
Ingredients -
1 head garlic
˝ cup plus 2 tablespoons softened butter
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 chopped celeriac
3 chopped sweet onions
2 tablespoons dried parsley
2 teaspoons paprika
Salt and black pepper, to taste
2 cups beef broth
2 cups vegetable broth
Cajun seasoning, to taste
1 cup dry red wine
1 loaf French bread, sliced and toasted
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Slice the top off the garlic bulb and sprinkle a teaspoon of olive oil over it, then season with salt. Wrap it loosely in foil and bake until the cloves are very soft. This will take about 45 minutes.
Squeeze the garlic cloves into a small bowl and mix with ˝ cup of the softened butter to make garlic butter.
Heat the rest of the olive oil in a big pot over a medium heat and add the rest of the butter to it. Stir in the celeriac and onions and sauté until the onions are starting to brown. Turn the heat down to low and add the wine, beef broth, and vegetable broth.
Season the soup with parsley, paprika, and Cajun seasoning.
Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer for an hour, stirring a few times.
Preheat the broiler.
Spread the garlic butter over the toasted bread and ladle the soup into bowls.
Put the bowls on a baking sheet and put one slice of bread on top of the soup in each bowl.
Sprinkle the cheese over the top and broil for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Serve the soup with the remaining garlic bread.
(Serves 6)
The Best Recipes Using Beef Broth
There are more things you can do with beef broth than make a French onion soup recipe. Perhaps you have made a lot of beef broth at once and you want to know which other dishes you can make with it. Beef broth can be the base for lots of soup recipes. Add some strips of beef and vegetables and you have a great lunch or supper. Add noodles, dumplings, potatoes, or rice to make the dish more filling. You can also clarify your beef broth to make a consommé. Homemade beef broth is versatile ingredient and there are lots of recipes using beef broth that you can create.
More Recipes with Beef Broth
Add some noodles, sherry, green onions, and soy sauce to your beef broth to make an oriental beef soup, or some garlic, Italian seasoning and onion soup mix for an Italian take on this delicious dish. There are recipes using beef broth from all over the world. You can use a ladleful of beef broth to give your casserole a meaty flavor or thin your stir-fry sauce. If you are making a stir-fry, you can fry your vegetables and add a splash of soy sauce and a little beef broth. That is all you need for flavor, if you do not want to use a heavy sauce.
Using Beef Broth for Flavor Enrichment
If a recipe tastes a little bland, a ladleful of homemade beef broth can liven up the meaty flavor and improve it a lot. There are lots of different recipes for beef broth because the taste of it goes with so many cuisines and dishes. If you are making homemade gravy and it is a bit lackluster, throw in some beef broth and you will have a much richer flavor. The same applies to stews and casseroles. If you freeze your beef broth in ice cube trays, you can thaw a small amount, which is great for adding to gravies and casseroles.