Bermuda Onion Soup Recipes

CLASSIC FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil and butter over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until softened, 10-13 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown, 30-40 minutes. Add minced garlic; cook 2 minutes longer., Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Add broth, pepper and salt; return to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. , Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°. Place baguette slices on a baking sheet; brush both sides with remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Bake until toasted, 3-5 minutes on each side. Rub toasts with halved garlic. , To serve, place twelve 8-oz. broiler-safe bowls or ramekins on baking sheets; place 2 toasts in each. Ladle with soup; top with cheese. Broil 4 in. from heat until cheese is melted.

PETIT TROIS'S FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Veal stock:
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Place a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet and place bones on top. Roast bones (undisturbed) until deep golden brown, 40-50 minutes. Transfer to a large pot and add 5 quarts of water. Bring to a simmer, then use a fine-mesh sieve to skim off any foam or gray bits from the surface. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, in another large pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onions, celery, and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables start to caramelize, 10-15 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until slightly darkened in color, 6-8 minutes.
• Add bones along with liquid, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf to vegetables. Bring just to a boil; reduce heat to low, and cook at a bare simmer, adding water as needed during cooking to maintain level of liquid until stock is flavorful, about 2 hours. Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, then strain again into another large bowl or airtight containers.
• Do Ahead
• Stock can be made 5 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill, or freeze up to 1 month ahead.
• Soup and assembly:
• Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Place garlic, cut side down, in pot and cook undisturbed until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer garlic to a plate.
• Add onions to same pot, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally at first and then more often as onions darken to keep them from getting too brown in any one spot, until golden but not mushy, 60-70 minutes (and no, this process can't be rushed at a higher temperature).
• Add Sherry and stir, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Stir in 8 cups veal stock. Bundle up garlic, thyme, and bay leaf in cheesecloth and tie closed with kitchen twine. Add to pot; bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by one-quarter, flavors have melded, and onions are completely tender, 45-50 minutes.
• Heat broiler. Divide soup among bowls and top each with a toast and a slice each of Gruyere and Emmenthal cheese. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and broil until cheese is melted and brown in spots, about 5 minutes. Let cool for a minute or so before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Place sliced onions and butter into slow cooker, and mix until onions are thoroughly coated. Stir in bread and chicken broth.
• Cover, and cook on LOW for 10 to 18 hours or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir well during last hour.

BERMUDA ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot large enough to contain all the ingredients, saute the onions in the butter and oil until they are just golden.
• Sprinkle onions with flour and cook another 5 minutes or so, allowing the mixture to darken slightly.
• Stir in the hot broth, taking care to keep the soup free of lumps.
• Season with the white pepper, drop in the bouquet garni (remove before serving), the rum and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add a few generous dashes of sherry peppers sauce just before serving.
• Top each bowl with a round of French bread sprinkled liberally with Gruyere cheese and melted under the broiler.

BERMUDA FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat up the olive oil in a thick heavy bottomed pan. Add all the chopped vegetables, tomato and garlic and sweat off for 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Add the flour, cinnamon and herbs and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Add the fish stock and bring to a boil, then crumble the fish into the pan with the rum, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Let simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

RED ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Slice onions, thinly.
• Melt three (3) tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet; stir in sugar. Add onions and one (1) teaspoon of salt; cook over medium low heat - stirring occasionally until golden and tender (30 to 40 minutes).
• Stir in flour until well blended with the onions and pan juices. Add wine and cook an additional five (5) minutes.
• Add chicken stock and thyme; cook fifteen (15) minutes. Stir occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter bread on both sides using the remaining one (1) tablespoon of butter. Transfer to baking sheet; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until golden brown (about 10 minutes).
• Add parsley to soup, give a big stir. Ladle into warmed soup bowls, top with cheese toast, and garnish with chives.
• Soup will hold for up to five (5) days.