# @cooking_with_rocco on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGDisH1Rt7S
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33771543-cooking-with-rocco-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-14T13:45:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rocco Gizzo | 🍝 Italian Cuisine (@cooking_with_rocco) — https://gondola.cc/cooking_with_rocco

## Caption

The Best French Onion Soup | This is by far my favorite way to make a French Onion Soup… and don’t @ me for using guinness in this recipe, but it adds so much depth in the flavor! 

Butter
EVOO
4 large yellow onion, thinly sliced 
4 large sweet onion, thinly sliced 
5 shallots, thinly sliced 
7 cippolini onions, thinly sliced 
2 cups Guinness beer (about 1, 16oz can)
1/4 cup balsamic 
2-4 qrts stock (depending on how many onions you have)
2 bay leafs
1 bunch thyme
Gruyere cheese, freshly grated 
Bread for croutons 

Heat the butter and EVOO over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the yellow and sweet onions and season with salt. Mix until coated with the butter and lower the heat to medium, cover, and let the onions cook, untouched for 15-20 minutes. . 

Then turn the heat down to low and add the sliced shallots. Partially cover the pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are caramelized and dark brown. If the onions appear dry and are sticking, add water a tablespoon at a time (1 hour)

Add the cipollini onions and deglaze the pan with the Guinness. Reduce the beer by half, then add the beef broth, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour. 

Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. 

While the soup cooks, make the crostini or croutons. Season with EVOO, salt and pepper, and cook under the broiler until crispy. 

Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the crostini/croutons, and a handful of cheese. Place the bowl on a baking sheet, and broil until the cheese is melted, golden brown, and bubbly. 

#goodsoup #frenchonionsoup #onionsoup #caramelizedonions #homemadesoup #easysoup #souprecipe

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onionsoup, homemadesoup, frenchonionsoup, caramelizedonions, goodsoup, easysoup, souprecipe

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