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Department Store Onion Soup
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Department Store Onion Soup

12 ingredients 25 min + 2 hr 30 min 12 servings openrecipes
Department Store Onion Soup

"This is an awesome French Onion Soup made at some of the old Famous Barr Department Store Cafeterias."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

992
Calories
48g
Protein
36g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Swiss Cheese 1 oz (28g) 108
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 5 pounds onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 quarts beef broth
  • 1 cup white wine (optional)
  • 1 dash browning sauce
  • 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch slices
  • 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

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