Baked French Onion Soup
By: Kevin - Wild Rose, WI - 2nd Place Winner
“Nana Krueger handed down this recipe to me 37 years ago, when at the age of 13 I ate my bowl and the rest of the pot and there wasn’t any left for Grandpa when he got home. She said I better learn how to cook....quick!”
This is a user-submitted recipe. It was also tested in the kitchen of the Door County Coffee Cafe.
Ingredients
Featured ingredient: Black and Tan Coffee 10 oz. Bag Ground
- 3 Qt. water
- 4 medium onions peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp. beef paste
- 2 C. of "BLACK and TAN" brewed coffee, cold
- 1/2 C. Worcestershire
- 1 tsp. chopped garlic
- 1 tsp. celery salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 oz. Dill Havarti cheese
- Marbled Rye Croutons
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, except cheese and croutons, in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil for 10 min with the lid off.
- Let simmer for 2 hours with the lid on.
- Remove and discard bay leaves.
- Ladle into oven safe crock bowls 2/3 of the way full.
- Add croutons.
- Top with dill havarti.
- Finish under broiler 2-3 min.