French Onion Soup with Port Wine

This French onion soup with port is packed with caramelized onions and spiked with sweet red wine for a delicious, rich version of the popular dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 455 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 (32 ounce) carton beef stock
• 5 slices Swiss cheese
• 6 white onions, sliced into thin rings
• 5 slices French bread
• 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.33333334326744 cup port wine
• 0.25 cup shredded Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter with olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onions and garlic; season with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook onion mixture in hot butter-oil until caramelized, stirring every 10 minutes to keep from browning too quickly, about 1 hour.

Step 2

Stir brown sugar and thyme into caramelized onions; allow sugar to melt into onions, about 2 minutes. Pour in wine and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; continue simmering for 5 more minutes. Pour in beef stock; cook for 10 more minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Preheat the oven's broiler to high. Place 5 oven-safe crocks onto a baking sheet.

Step 4

Ladle soup evenly into the crocks. Top each with a French bread slice; cover with a Swiss cheese slice and sprinkle with Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese.

Step 5

Cook soups under the preheated broiler until cheese is melted and browned, 2 to 3 minutes.