French Onion Soup

I may not be popular when I say goodbye Summer and welcome to Fall! I am exhausted from the endless days of heat and watching the remains of Big Guy’s vegetables wither on the vines. So, I decided it was time to make soup to perk me up!

Thanks to @carondeletgarden, I had a huge basket of sweet onions, so I pulled out my Famous Barr recipe and got to work. I do love this soup, but it is time consuming, but so worth it.

I love the two magic steps that make this recipe unique. The first is how one stick of butter and five pounds of onions simmering away for an hour and one half become luscious and ready to accept the spices and broth. After simmering for two more hours, the other magic step is adding Kitchen Bouquet to the broth to give it a rich deep brown color.

It is perfect served with bread and a lovely bottle of wine!