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Traditional French Onion Soup

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  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Michael Ruhlman

Published 2011

  • About

The power of water joins the power of onion in what may be one of the best soups in the Western canon. The soup deserves this high praise not only because it’s delicious and satisfying, but because it was borne out of economy. This is a peasant soup, made from onions, a scrap of old bread, some grated cheese, and water. Season with salt and whatever wine is on hand or some vinegar. Do not be tempted to use stock! Even if it’s really good homemade stock, it will detract from the economy of t

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