Italian Onion Soup w/ homemade garlic cr
Source of Recipe
Cwebb
Recipe Introduction
make croutons on a semi-regular basis, and I make them with day-old sourdough bread from a very good local bakery... loaves are sold for 25-45 cents, depending upon size. If I don't practically lock up the croutons, people eat'em as snacks. Make the croutons a day ahead...
This is THE best soup, bar none!!! Not only is it very healthy, it smells heavenly, and it is EASY, too. Make this huge batch and freeze half... I double it & don't have any LEFT to freeze!
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil (preferably extra-virgin)
9 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces crusty white sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 large onions, finely chopped (coarsely chopping works just as well)
8 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth (I now use veg stock/tomato juice mix, and it's lovely - this is a vegetarian house)
2 28-ounce cans peeled plum tomatoes, drained, crushed
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (it's worth it to use the best Parmigiano Reggiano you can find, you'll think you've found nirvana!)
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil (for garnish) (yes, use fresh, it's worth it, it's worth it!)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shavings
Recipe
Preheat oven to 300�F. Mix 1/2 cup olive oil and 3 minced garlic cloves in large bowl. Add sourdough bread pieces and toss to coat. Arrange bread in single layer on large baking sheet. Bake until golden, stirring once, about 20 minutes. Set garlic-bread croutons aside.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and saut� until very tender, about 25 minutes. Add remaining minced garlic and cook 1 minute. Add chicken stock, crushed tomatoes and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Simmer soup uncovered 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Add garlic-bread croutons to soup and cook 1 minute. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with thinly sliced basil and Parmesan cheese shavings. (I do not add the croutons at this point. People love to 'build their own' soup bowls by passing croutons, basil, and cheese at table - and then the soup leftovers are better.)
MANGIAMA!!
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