French Onion Soup November 8, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Food & Drink, Vegetarian Recipes.Tags: French onion soup, Recipes, Vegetarian, Worcestershire Sauce
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In restaurants, French Onion Soup is not always a vegetarian entrée (despite the vegetarian sounding name).
When we make it at home, we substitute vegetable broth (or vegetarian bouillon cubes) for the beef broth. Even then, purists would turn their nose up at the anchovies in the Worcestershire Sauce.
English: french onion soup, as photographed at the Woodhaven House in Rego Park, NY. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
We never turn up our noses at this soup.
It smells and tastes as good as it looks!
French Onion Soup
4 onions, sliced thin
2 Tbsp. butter
6-8 cups vegetable broth or bouillon
2 tsp. Worcestershire
Cracked black pepper
Toasted French Bread
Grated Cheese (Swiss, Gruyère, Muenster, or Mozzarella)
Cook onions in butter over medium-low heat for 20-30 minutes until soft and translucent.
Add 6-8 cups vegetable broth or bouillon, Worcestershire Sauce, and fresh cracked black pepper.
Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Ladle soup into oven proof bowls. Top with a slice of toasted french bread and sprinkle bread with grated cheese or top bread with a slice of cheese (swiss, Gruyère, Muenster, or mozzarella).
Brown under broiler for 3 minutes until cheese is lightly browned and bubbly.
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A few months ago, Tammy tossed out a tasty tip: carmelize onions in a slow cooker . . . whenever you’re Oniondated!
This morning, I used the slow cooker to make Onion Soup. I cooked the onions on high for an hour before adding the broth and simmering for another hour.
Next time, I might give the onions two hours before adding the broth.
Aah . . . that’s better!
For more vegetarian ideas and recipe links: A Month of Meatless Meals
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The Lazy Bartender’s Bloody Mary May 27, 2011
Posted by nrhatch in Food & Drink, Life Balance, Travel & Leisure, Vegetarian Recipes.Tags: Bloody Mary, Tabasco Sauce, Tomato Juice, Vodka, Worcestershire Sauce
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I enjoy the occasional Bloody Mary (or two) but seldom feel like fussing with 15 different ingredients to make one.
The Bloody Mary has been called “the world’s most complex cocktail” . . . by bartenders who garnish the drink with shrimp, crab claws, pickled beans, beef ribs, Scotch Eggs, cold cuts, and/or the kitchen sink.
That’s about to change.
Less is More.
After a tough day, who has the time or patience to assemble Vodka, Tomato Juice, Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco Sauce, Celery Salt, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Horseradish, Shrimp, Celery Sticks, Carrot Sticks, Cocktail Onions, Crab Claws, Lemon Juice, Olives, and Salt . . . just to make a drink?
Not me.
I’m a Lazy Bartender.
Now, just in time for weekend celebrations including the Memorial Day holiday in the States, here’s the . . .
Lazy Bartender’s Bloody Mary
* 3 parts Spicy Hot V-8 Juice
* 1 part Smirnoff Citrus Vodka
Pour. Stir. Add ice.
Enjoy.
And, of course, repeat as necessary.
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