French onion soup grilled cheese. Why not make a "quickie" French onion soup grilled cheese? I started out by caramelizing the onions over the stovetop, as opposed to my usual low-and-slow oven method. And while I normally use yellow onions, for this recipe I subbed in sweet onions to give the recipe a boost of sugar you would..
What they chose was the grilled cheese version of French onion soup: gruyere + caramelized onions. The caramelized onions are sweet and rich and the gruyere is nutty with just the perfect hint of sharpness. I took a cue from the most gorgeous food-porn scene ever created (grilled cheese. To make French onion soup grilled cheese you need 6 ingredients and just 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients
- You need 1 of onion.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
- You need 2 tbsp of red wine.
- It's 4 pieces of good bread.
- It's 2 tbsp of mayo.
- Prepare 1/2 lb of gruyere cheese, thinly sliced.
This French Onion Grilled Cheese is so simple to make. Get all of the flavors of French Onion Soup you love in a quicker weeknight version. The most important step in this recipe is caramelizing the onions. It is exactly what I pictured the ultimate French onion soup grilled cheese to be.
French onion soup grilled cheese instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp butter over medium heat until fully melted.
- Add in onions, stirring every few minutes until they become deep golden brown, around 30-35 min.
- Add red wine to deglaze the pan, scraping all the bits off the bottom..
- Season with salt and pepper and let cool slightly.
- Spread mayo on one side of each piece of bread.
- Put onions and gruyere on the unmayoed side, and top with another piece of bread.
- Melt remain butter in a skillet. Put your sandwich in when the pan is very hot.
- Flip and brown the other side.
I LOVE french onion soup and I LOVE gruyere cheese. Going to Nordstroms today for the soup.. Caramelized Onion & Mushroom Brie Grilled Cheese was birthed, as I had bought the ingredients, but couldn't find Gruyere cheese at my grocery store. they want this grilled cheese (which could be often!), so I whipped this up separately even though I made my French Onion Soup at the same time. French onion soup grilled cheese is a happy marriage of two favorites: French onion soup and grilled cheese. Our version takes the flavors to the next level.