Apple Onion Soup Recipes

GERMAN APPLE-ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Set aside about 1/2 cup of the onions to use later as a garnish. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent but not browned, about 10 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, beef consomme, apple juice concentrate, apple juice, and applejack liquor. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and season with the white pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
• To serve, place a pinch of the reserved raw onions in the bottom of a soup bowl. Ladle the soup into the bowls, and float a few slices of apple on top to serve.

APPLE ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the carrots. In a large saucepan, begin heating the chicken broth and carrots. Bring to a boil and then drop the temperature down to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, cut the onion into halves or quarters and slice so that you have long slices of thin cut onion. When are just barely getting tender, drop in the onions and stir. Continue simmering.
• Peel, core, and chop the apples. When onions are softened, drop in the apples. Heat until carrots and onions are completely soft and apples are warmed through and slightly softened.
• Place one slice of cheese into each of four individual bowls. Ladle soup equally into each bowl. As the heat from the soup melts the cheese, stir the soup to mix it around. If cheese does not melt evenly, you might try ripping the cheese into smaller pieces before mixing inches.

FRENCH ONION AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion to pan; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking 50 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• Add pepper, apple, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves; cook 3 minutes or until apples soften. Add wine; cook 2 minutes, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Add broth and cider; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes. Discard bay leaves; stir in vinegar.
• Preheat broiler.
• Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan; broil 2 minutes or until toasted, turning after 1 minute.
• Preheat oven to 500°.
• Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 10 ovenproof soup bowls. Divide the croutons evenly among bowls, and top each serving with about 3 tablespoons cheese. Place bowls on jelly-roll pan. Bake at 500° for 8 minutes or until cheese melts. Garnish with thyme leaves, if desired.

ONION SOUP WITH APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until soft and dark brown, about 20 minutes. Add chicken broth, cider, and thyme sprigs. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; season with salt and pepper. Simmer soup, uncovered, 25 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs. (Soup can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Rewarm over low heat before continuing.) Divide among 6 soup bowls, garnish with chopped thyme, and serve.

FALL FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Set a slow cooker on Low, and put in half of the butter to melt. Add the onions and apples; cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
• After the cooking time is up and apples and onions are soft, pour in the brandy, chicken broth and apple cider. Set the slow cooker to High and cook for 1 to 2 hours, until simmering.
• Preheat the oven broiler. Mix together the cinnamon, sugar and remaining butter. Spread onto one side of each slice of bread. Place bread cinnamon side up on a baking sheet, and broil until toasted, about 3 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip the slices over so the cinnamon is on the bottom. Sprinkle Gouda cheese on the top and return to the broiler until the cheese is melted.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls and top with slices of toast, cheese side up to serve.

CURRIED APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the curry, cinnamon, salt, cayenne and cloves; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add apples and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until apples are tender., In a blender, puree soup until smooth. Return to the pan. Stir in lemon juice and heat through. Garnish with crackers and additional cinnamon if desired.

APPLE BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook and stir onion in butter over medium heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the squash, broth, apple, water, thyme and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until squash is tender. Cool slightly. , In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan; stir in cream and heat through (do not boil).

CHEDDAR-APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add apples and onion. Cook 12 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft but not brown. Add carrot and cook 5 minutes longer or until carrot just begins to soften. Increase heat to medium. Add flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly as mixture thickens. Add 1/2 cup of the broth, stirring constantly with wire whisk to prevent lumps. As soon as broth is incorporated (about 20 seconds), add another 1/2 cup broth and stir again until incorporated. Add remaining broth and the apple juice.
• Increase heat to high. Heat soup to boiling, stirring occasionally. Stir well and add half-and-half, whipping cream and bay leaf. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer gently 15 minutes. (Do not let mixture boil or soup may curdle.)
• Remove bay leaf. Add brandy, cinnamon and red pepper. Gradually stir in cheese until completely melted and smooth, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper. Garnish with parsley if desired.

ROASTED APPLE, ONION, AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Toast the fennel seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, shaking, until aromatic. Transfer the toasted seeds to a spice mill, and grind to a fine powder. Reserve 1 1/2 teaspoons of the ground fennel. (Any remaining ground fennel may be saved in an airtight container.)
• Heat oven to 450 degrees with rack in center. Spray a 9 by 12 3/4 by 2 1/2-inch roasting pan with cooking spray. Arrange the onions and the potatoes in pan. Core 2 apples, and add to pan. Spray onions, potatoes, and apples with cooking spray, and sprinkle with the cumin, reserved fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast 25 minutes. Remove apples from pan, and let cool. Using a spatula, turn vegetables over, and continue to roast, 25 to 40 minutes, or until onions are tender when pierced with a knife.
• Set aside 2 cooked potato quarters and 2 cooked onion quarters; cut into bitesize chunks, and reserve. Transfer remaining onions and potatoes to a food processor. Add 1/2 cup of chicken stock to pan; place over medium-high heat. Scrape up any cooked-on bits with a wooden spoon, and add the warm liquid to food processor. Add 1 1/2 cups stock to processor. Puree until smooth. Transfer puree to a stockpot. Remove peel from 2 cooked apples. Add the flesh to food processor. Add 1 1/2 cups stock, and puree until smooth. Transfer to the stockpot, stir, and warm over medium heat. (If soup is too thick, add the remaining 1/2 cup stock, and warm.) Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Meanwhile, peel and core the remaining apple; cut into 1/2-inch chunks. Spray a skillet with cooking spray. Cook over medium high heat, 8 to 12 minutes, until chunks are golden brown.
• To serve, add apple, potato, and onion chunks to soup, and warm over medium heat. Season to taste. Sprinkle with tarragon.

APPLE-BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, about 4 minutes. Add squash, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add apples, salt, cumin, coriander, ginger, cayenne, black pepper, stock, and the water (just enough to cover). Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until vegetables are very soft, about 30 minutes.
• Puree in batches in a food processor or blender until smooth, and return to saucepan. Heat over low, thinning with more water if necessary. To serve, ladle into shallow bowls; garnish with diced apples, jalapeno slices, and sour cream if desired.