Onion Soup Gratinee - Cooking Light

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Onion Soup Gratinée

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.

Yield
8 servings

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)
Preparation

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.

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.

Preheat broiler.

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.


Nutritional Information
Calories:146 (29% from fat)
Fat:4.7g (sat 2.3g,mono 1.6g,poly 0.5g)
Protein:7.8g
Carbohydrate:18.6g
Fiber:1.9g
Cholesterol:12mg
Iron:1mg
Sodium:311mg
Calcium:148mg
Cooking Light, DECEMBER

TamTastic

Onion Soup Gratinée

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.

Yield
8 servings

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)
Preparation

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.

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.

Preheat broiler.

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.


Nutritional Information
Calories:146 (29% from fat)
Fat:4.7g (sat 2.3g,mono 1.6g,poly 0.5g)
Protein:7.8g
Carbohydrate:18.6g
Fiber:1.9g
Cholesterol:12mg
Iron:1mg
Sodium:311mg
Calcium:148mg
Cooking Light, DECEMBER