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Some delicious recipes that feature red onion soup as a key ingredient include French onion soup, red onion and goat cheese tart, and red onion soup with gruyere cheese croutons.
It is standard to use either Emmental or Gruyère in the onion soup, but a resembling grated cheese may replace it if need be.
Traditionally, it has melted gruyere cheese on top, which is French.
No, onion does not make it go off quicker.
"Cream of onion" definitely has cream in. Whereas "onion soup" may not; it's more likely to be French Onion style soup.
There are some great recipes of French onion soup on www.foodnetwork.com. The website also gives ratings and reviews on French onion soup recipes. These recipes are easy to follow and provide accurate ingredients and cooking times needed to make a French onion soup.
French onion soup is a mixture. It is made up of multiple ingredients such as onions, broth, spices, and often cheese and bread, which are all combined together to create the final dish.
Ther are many ways in which you can prepare Onion Soup Mix. You can find them online but I found an excellent site to use: http://www.onionsouprecipes.com/search=?foodstouseforthese.
Calorie content is completely dependent upon ingredients and how it is made but that being said, ON AVERAGE a serving of 1 CUP (8 oz.) without cheese or croutons is about 80 calories (Example Panera Bread's version is 80 calories without cheese or croutons)Add cheese and croutons and of course the calories will increase, a LOT!For instance, Ruby Tuesday's Baked French Onion soup is 547 Calories!!!! That's a BIG difference and it includes the cheese and croutons and is about 2 cups of soup per serving.Applebee's serving of their French Onion soup comes in at 388 calories.A cup of Progresso's French Onion soup, with a slice of diet bread (toasted) and a slice of reduced fat cheese (see the Hungry Girl's Recipe Link provided) comes in at 170 Calories.There's no perfect answer for this other than to think in terms of keeping the cheese and croutons off to get a minimum amount of calories!
Julia Child is one of my favorites. Try this direct link to an authentic organic onion soup recipe that is easy to make http://www.food.com/recipe/authentic-french-onion-soup-courtesy-of-julia-child-356428.
You can make grilled cheese and make it with gourmet cheese and a side of canned soup!
To make French onion soup using red onions, caramelize thinly sliced red onions in butter, add beef broth and simmer. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Top with toasted baguette slices and melted Gruyere cheese.