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Vegetarian French Onion Soup

A delicious vegetarian alternative to the classic soup, with the same hearty, rich flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Soup
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Caramelized Onions

  • 3-4 large yellow onions sliced
  • 3 TBSP butter
  • 2 TBSP brown sugar

Soup

  • 16 oz baby bella mushrooms roughly sliced
  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • 2 TBSP minced garlic
  • 2 TBSP soy sauce
  • 2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 3 TBSP flour
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper

Optional Toppings

  • shredded Gruyere cheese
  • toasted baguette slices

Instructions
 

Caramelized Onions

  • Melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat in a large saute pan.
  • Add onions and cover for 30 minutes. Mix occasionally.
  • Once onions are limp and starting to brown, mix in brown sugar. Cover and cook until onions are caramelized to your liking, mixing occasionally.

Soup

  • After adding brown sugar to onions, heat olive oil in a large soup pot. Add sliced mushrooms and cover for 10 minutes. Mix occasionally.
  • Once mushrooms are reduced (shrunk in half with a simmering brown liquid on the bottom of the pot), add garlice, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika. Mix thoroughly and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • While mixing, sprinkle in flour. Mix until no flour clumps are visible.
  • Add vegetable broth, thyme, and black pepper. Cover and heat until soup is simmering, 8-10 minutes.
  • Add caramalized onions to the soup, and mix. Cover and let simmer for another 5 minutes.

Toppings

  • If wanted, toast baguette slices topped with Gruyere cheese until melted. Put in soup and enjoy!
Keyword autumn, caramelized onions, gruyere cheese, hearty, soup, vegetarian, warm, winter