More lovely soup.. this time french onion

[kitkabbit]

Friday I made the beginnings of this yummy soup.  I am almost always perfectly happy with nothing but soup for dinner.  This one is no exception, and I found a great recipe here on the Cookography blog which is a modification of a Cook's Illustrated recipe.  I was especially happy because it takes a lot of the active prep time out of this recipe- instead of standing at the stovetop stirring until the cows come home, you use a dutch oven and bake it in the stove.  Yay for easy.  the only thing I would have changed is instead of using canned broth I would have preferred to use up those beef soup bones in my freezer and make a nice rich homemade beef broth.  We got them to make demi glace but since fell by the wayside and bought demiglace instead... perhaps I will make an oxtail soup or something or marrows.  I also think I used over the 4 lbs of onions called for but hey whatever.  It is always amazing to me just how much those onions which originally filled the entire pot cook down!!!

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Soup is ready to go!!!  look at all that yummy melty cheesy Gruyere goodness.