Wednesday, May 18, 2005
A DAY OF COOKING
Last weekend Don came home with a big bag of Vidalia Onions (my favorite). I decided that I’d better do some cooking.
I made a double batch of my World Famous Chili, and thought I’d like to try something new as well .
I went on the internet and looked at some onion soup recipes, and decided to try my hand at an easy version of Cream of Onion Soup. Well, the recipes all looked good, and I took the best of several different recipes, and created a big pot (doubled the recipe size) of this soup.
I was a little dubious, because I love French Onion Soup so much, and thought this might come in a poor second.
NOT! It is delicious! So, if you’re looking for something a little different, you might want to try this:
CREAM OF ONION SOUP
2 large onions (Vidalia onions if available)
1 clove. Garlic, smashed
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup flour
3 cans of chicken stock
1/2 cup cream
Cut the onions into fairly small pieces, and sauté with the garlic very slowly in 4 tablespoons of butter.
Add flour and stir till well blended with the onions.
Add the chicken stock. Bring to the boil stirring continually, then simmer for 20 minutes.
Add cream and serve. Top with chopped chives (optional)
