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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Canned beef broth cooks for a short time with fresh herbs and aromatic celery, carrots, and mushrooms to create a shortcut stock for this classic French soup. Yellow onions are sweeter than white onions, and thus work better in this application. Ingredients:
cooking spray |
2 cups coarsely chopped celery |
1/2 cup chopped carrot |
1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms |
1 cup dry red wine |
4 cups less-sodium beef broth |
4 cups water |
3 parsley sprigs |
2 thyme sprigs |
7 cups sliced onion (about 3 large) |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
3 tablespoons dry red wine |
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
8 (1/2-ounce) slices french bread baguette |
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded gruyère cheese |
thyme sprigs (optional) |
Directions:
1. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add celery, carrot, and mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from heat; slowly stir in 1 cup wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add broth, water, parsley, and 2 thyme sprigs. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook 30 minutes. Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
2. Heat pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and salt; cook 20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Stir in strained broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until onions are very tender. Remove from heat; stir in 3 tablespoons wine and pepper.
3. Preheat broiler.
4. Ladle about 3/4 cup soup into each of 8 ovenproof bowls. Place bowls on a jelly-roll pan. Top each serving with 1 bread slice and 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese. Broil 1 minute or until cheese begins to brown. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired. Serve immediately.
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