French Onion Soup - Recipe

I took the opportunity to try out this classical dish on a wonderful weekend...There were a few recipes which i did my referencing on but to no avail, i had suspecting important ingredients and method of cooking missing and thanks to youtube, I managed to get hold of myself on a french onion soup making video...

French Onion Soup isn't a hard recipe but it tests your patience in waiting for the onions to caramelize..which is the key to the entire soup making process. Preparation would take about 10mins but cooking is a real pain in the ass...Nevertheless, here's my share for the day:

French Onion Soup- Home made version(Serves 2)

4 Tablespoons of Grape Seed Oil(I would recommend to use Butter instead of Oil because I don't think oil produces the caramelization effect which you expect just like what you eat from the restaurants)
3 big White Onions, Thinly Sliced
1 Clove Garlic
A pinch of Salt
2 slices of bread
1/4 teaspoon of fresh thyme
Grated Gruyere Cheese to your liking
2 cups of water

My recipe has a big loophole because it's short of Chicken Stock, dry vermouth/dry white wine, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, some people uses a little flour, a little Parmesan Cheese and most importantly, french bread.

Preparation Method

1. Heat up a large saucepan and saute the Onions in the Oil or Butter on medium high heat until it's brown. Add in some salt and stir it in the process. This browning process will take about 45minutes. Then, add sugar into the saucepan to help the caramelization process.

2. Add in the Garlic and saute it for about 1 minute for flavoring. Add in thyme, stock, vermouth(for my case water and thyme) into the saucepan. Simmer it for another 30minutes. This will give the rich flavoring to the soup.

3. Pour into Thick oven-proof Soup bowls which are heat resistant, toast the bread and lay it on the soup, sprinkle the grated Gruyere Cheese (and also Parmesan). Put it into an Oven at about 350 degrees F or about 176 degrees C and allow the cheese to melt to a slight brownish. Then, remove it from the oven and it is ready to serve!

My verdict: Soup was really sweet and onion-ish but i couldn't get the taste like you get from dining in a restaurant...a good experience, worth the challenge again but not the time...