French Onion Casserole
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
4 medium onions, sliced
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
Freshly ground black pepper
3⁄4 cup beef broth
1⁄4 cup red wine
1 1⁄2 cups croutons (Sometimes I just toast bread cubes, other times I use garlic and butter croutons)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 ounces Swiss cheese, shredded or sliced
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded
Instructions
1. Heat broiler.
2. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender. Sprinkle flour and pepper over onions, stir to combine. Stir in broth and red wine, increase heat to high and continue stirring until thickened and bubbly. Transfer to 8 by 8 inch baking dish.
3. Toss croutons with 2 tablespoons melted butter and spread over top of onions. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese just melts, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Comments
This recipe is from my mom and it’s one that I ask her to make every year at Christmas. The onions are soft and yummy. This was my gateway into loving French onion soup, something I hadn’t even wanted to try before having this casserole. We’ve vegetarianized it for my brother by using vegetable broth for the beef broth, or using 1 cup of red wine and omitting the broth all together. Both methods work well.
The onions do reduce significantly so you might want to double this is you’re serving more than 4 onion lovers. If you’re feeling really decadent, cook the onions with the butter on low for forever until they’re caramelized. I love these onions.
Shown here with Herb Rubbed Sirloin Tip Roast and Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms.
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