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Lazy French Onion Soup

Lazy French Onion Soup

Lazy French Onion Soup — The Cozy Shortcut You Didn’t Know You Needed
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 3 bowls
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 yellow onions — sliced however you can manage
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • ½ cup white wine optional but makes you feel fancy
  • 5 cups beef broth or veggie if you want
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Topping stuff:
  • Bread stale works best, trust me
  • Gruyère or Swiss cheese mozzarella works too
  • A sprinkle of thyme or parsley if you’re trying to impress someone

Equipment

  • Big pot or Dutch oven
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sharp knife & cutting board
  • Oven-safe bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Ladle

Method
 

Cooking Method (A Little Lazy, a Lot Delicious)
    Step 1: Onions & Patience... but Not Too Much
    1. Heat up your pot on medium.
    2. Butter + olive oil. Let it melt, then toss in the onions and sugar.
    3. Now — the key part — don’t overthink it.
    4. Stir every few minutes, but you can wander off. Check your messages, stare into space.
    5. In about 25 minutes, they’ll be soft, golden, and smell amazing.
    6. No crying, no babying. Just good onions doing their thing.
    Step 2: Garlic + Flour + Wine = Magic
    1. Toss in the garlic. Stir. Let it get fragrant.
    2. Then sprinkle flour. Yeah, it’ll clump — who cares.
    3. Pour in that white wine (if you’ve got it).
    4. Hear that hiss? That’s the sound of flavor being born.
    5. Scrape up the brown bits at the bottom — don’t skip that.
    6. No wine? No worries.
    7. A splash of broth + a teaspoon of vinegar does the same trick.
    Step 3: Broth Time
    1. Pour in your broth. Add the bay leaf and Worcestershire.
    2. Now let it simmer — gently. Not full boil, not a lazy bubble — just that quiet simmer.
    3. Give it about 15–20 minutes.
    4. Taste it. Add salt, pepper. Maybe a pinch more sugar.
    5. Adjust like a real cook does — by gut.
    Step 4: The Cheese Curtain Call
    1. Okay, now comes the “I actually made something special” part.
    2. Preheat your oven to broil. Toast your bread lightly.
    3. Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls.
    4. Top with bread. Then pile on the cheese — don’t hold back.
    5. Slide it under the broiler.
    6. Watch it carefully — this is not the time to walk away.
    7. When the cheese starts bubbling, browning, looking straight-up restaurant-level beautiful — take it out.
    8. Wait a minute before eating. Or don’t.
    9. I burn my tongue every single time. Worth it.
    Why This Version Just Works
    1. It’s the time-to-flavor ratio.
    2. You get that rich onion sweetness without the “babysit for eternity” nonsense.
    3. Sugar speeds things up.
    4. Wine and Worcestershire add that deep, cozy depth.
    5. And cheese… well, it fixes everything.
    6. It’s lazy, but in a clever way — the I tricked you into thinking I cooked all day kind of lazy.