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The Deeply Flavorful Pareve French Onion Soup

It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients, but all it does take is patience.

One day back in February, some of us gathered by Sina Mizrahi’s home for lunch. She had invited some friends over “just because.” (How much would we appreciate being able to get together today!). One of the dishes she served that we loved was this onion soup – and since the ingredients worked for Pesach, we asked her to share it with you here! -BCP

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Pareve French Onion Soup

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 10 large onions, finely sliced
  • 2 cups white wine
  • 1 quart broth (vegetable, chicken, or beef)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp cracked black pepper

Instructions

  • In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and stir to coat in oil. Cook until translucent. Keep stirring until the onions caramelize and turn a deep amber. You’ll need to be very patient.
  • Once the onions start sticking to the bottom of the pot, deglaze with ½ cup white wine. Continue cooking until the onions again stick to the bottom of the pot and deglaze with another ½ cup white wine. Repeat this step two more times. At this point, the mixture should be fragrant and deeply golden.
  • Pour the broth, water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook an additional 30-45 minutes, the longer the better. Serve warm.
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Sina Mizrahi

Sina Mizrahi is the author of Good Food, the newest released cookbook from Artscroll/Mesorah Publications. She’s the uber talented writer and photographer behind the blog Gather a Table, and is a contributor to Mishpacha magazine among other outlets. She loves sharing the food and stories from her varied cultural background and the places she has lived. She finds inspiration in the beauty of fruits and vegetables, and the excitement of fresh, bold flavors. Follow along @sinamizrahi where she shares all her culinary adventures.

13 responses to “The Deeply Flavorful Pareve French Onion Soup”

  1. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    Hi! Can anything be used to replace the white wine? Thanks!

    1. Sina Avatar

      I don’t think so. The white wine adds a lot of flavor.

    2. Sarah Avatar
      Sarah

      If you want the flavor of the wine sans the alcohol, you could use 3/4 cup white grape juice + 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar for every cup of white wine you’re substituting in any recipe. Adjust as necessary for whatever you’re making, obviously. It’ll give you that ‘flavor’ without the boozy taste. Otherwise, you can use apple juice and lemon juice (same ratio as for the substitution above). 1 cup of Veggie Broth plus 1 Tbsp vinegar will add the acidity flavor to the dish, or just do 1/2 cup water + 1 Tbsp lemon juice and use what you need in whatever recipe you’re using. Otherwise, there is always non-alcoholic white wine to use! =•)

  2. Rg Avatar
    Rg

    This came out heaven !!!!!!!

    1. Sina Avatar

      I’m SO happy to hear!!!

  3. Rochel laya Avatar
    Rochel laya

    How is it parve if you’re using broth?

    1. Sina Avatar

      I use vegetable broth but I wanted to point out that chicken or beef may also be used if someone would like to incorporate those flavors.

  4. Devorah Avatar
    Devorah

    Looks delicious, approx how many portions does this make?

  5. Leah Goldman Avatar
    Leah Goldman

    how long apprx. until the onions turn amber

  6. Miriam Rubinstein Avatar
    Miriam Rubinstein

    Hi! Which onions did you use?

    1. Between Carpools Avatar

      If not specified, I would think large yellow.

  7. Susan Nadritch Avatar
    Susan Nadritch

    I am looking forward to making this for pesach. Can this be frozen?

  8. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    have now made it a few times – Came out delicious!!!

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