French Onion Soup | Basics with Babish
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French onion soup can be a little fussy, time-consuming, and tear-inducing, but if you've got a few hours on a rainy Saturday, there are few better ways to spend it than in the pursuit of this classic, comforting gratineé.
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Shopping List:
3lb bag Spanish onions
48 ounces high-quality beef broth
Fresh parsley
Fresh thyme
Fresh garlic
Black peppercorns
Cloves (optional)
Parmesan cheese rind (optional)
Olive oil
Dry sherry
Day-old baguette
Kosher Salt
Gruyere cheese
Chives - บันเทิง
Sorry we're all on new year's diets and I'm still making unhealthy stuff - I shot all this back in the caloric heyday of December
Binging with Babish I forgive you. :)
All is well Sir.
It’s ok man
You bought the pot before you decided to make the soup I bed.
Fine by me lol
My aunt said she didn’t like this soup. I made it for my grandpa’s birthday using homemade stock and everything. She likes this soup now
Nice
I thought you were gonna say you killed your aunt after saying she didn’t like the souo
@@shumishu6019 that’s the power of homemade
That’s the power of homemade
@@shumishu6019 that’s the power of homocide
Kinda funny that the main ingredient to “French onion” soup is Spanish onions
Lol
Nobody expect the Spanish inquisi-nions
do you really use spanish-onion word instead of just onion? :o
@@CaptainKage white onions = "onions" spanish onions are yellow onions AFAIK
Did you also know that French fries isnt french made?
I’ve never once actually cooked anything Babish has made.
I just watch these videos and think “damn wish i could eat that”
I cooked the aglio e olio
I made a lot of his recipes: Caesar Salad, New York Style Pizza, Shawarma, the KFC fried chicken, the Nashville Hot Chicken, and Red Sauce for Spaghetti.
His recipes are really so good!
Here's a good idea, don't be so lazy and go and buy some ingredients and follow the recipe, it's not that hard..
@@onojRX3 Here's an idea don't be rude to people who you don't know.
@@onojRX3 imagine not going to university and having the time and money to do that
When you use Spanish Onions and a Dutch oven to make French soup
*Mr Worldwide*
Pitbull has entered the chat!
Mr Europewide
*dale*
Goes great with a side of Belgian waffles and Swedish meatballs. All part of a full English breakfast.
This is treason!!
"French Onion Soup"
*uses Spanish Onions*
French Fries: *my true successor*
Nice comment theft
@@sheeneemee i swear to god i didnt even see a single comment involving french fries when i posted mine
@@sheeneemee gay
What the fuck are Spanish onions, and how do they differ from regular onion?!
@@deeppurple6925 idk bruh maybe just maybe
they were grown and harvested in spain but ngl i dont know
"comfort for a cold winter's day"
*forty degrees Celsius in Australia*
Goodonya maaaaate.
Send me so pme of the heat, it's so cold here...
Isn't the whole country on fire right now?
Sending $$, positive vibes, and a wholelotta prayers to you and the good mates down under from America-- all the things that f*ckwit PM isn't doing!
@Samuel Masoud Close, southern hemisphere.
@@HKgaming86 not the whole country but a decent portion of it. We're not as small as a lot of Americans think we are
Finally healing from COVID so I decided to make this today! Can't wait to relax and munch down.
God Bless you dude, hope you feel healthy now :D
@@skrautze5857 pretty sure it's a chick dude
@@onojRX3 dude is gender neutral is certain contexts
@@Mica_T please don't tell me you are one of them
@@onojRX3 um no...? I mean like its fine to call a guy or girl "dude"
I'm French and your version of the French onion soup looks very interesting. I would never have thought of Soy sauce ! I'll try it !
Looks very appetizing :p
For those who ask, "Spannish onions" are called "Oignon Jaune" here or "Yellow onion" in English which grow just as well in France .
I live in Canada and here we have yellow onions but Spanish onions are a specific type of yellow onion and we sell both kinds. My understand is that a Spanish onion sweetheart than a regular yellow onion.
„ YOU CANT PUT RAW ONIONS IN A FRENCH ONION SOUP JOE“
TELL HIM
WHO ARE YOU? CHEF MIKE?
Who's joe
This is all I can think of whenever someone mentions French Onion soup now, lol
@dick trickle kitchen nightmares, sound familiar?
4:08 "lose your sense of taste for the next couple of days" is about to take on a whole new, more infectious meaning in the next few months.
Thanks I really needed to be reminded of that
Not blaming you I just hate 2020
"You're about to loose your sense of taste for a few days" *Published January 9th, 2020.*
Babish: *Picks whole crouton out of soup on the first bite*
Me: (tearing up) "A man after my own heart..."
Mothers will hate you for knowing this, but croutons are literally the only good parts of salads
@@tylerlackey1175 Facts. But I mainly eat salads for the chicken and ranch.
Tyler Lackey some salads have deep fried cheese balls. those and croutons are like, the only edible parts to me.
Try freezer croutons for a nice snack
Yeah, but I'm imagining the pain as that delicious napalm fuses itself to the roof of his mouth. Worth it, but so very painful.
This is my family's 140 year old french onion soup recipe:
Get your biggest dutch oven and put all this in it:
2 pounds yellow onions caramelized for 3-4 hours
enough butter to saute your onions
just enough flour to thicken your soup
beef broth enough to cover your onions with an inch to spare
EXTRA DRY VERMOUTH (about 1/3 of a standard bottle TO START, but you will end up using 1/2 if not all of it)
Imma try this when i can, but i really cant afford vermouth. Will update taste
Thank you good sir. Where are you from?
Thanks my dude. I've had French onion soup before and wasn't a really big fan of it, but maybe this recipe will change my mind :)
No cheese?
Thanks
Been wanting to make this for over a year. Bought a dutch oven, bought the bowls, hunted down all the ingredients. All for a lovely Valentine's dinner for my wife on this cold snowy day. Cut my finger and got to spend time getting stitches done. I put blood and tears into making this. All I can say it was worth it.
Did you use a bow or a spear to hunt the Onions?
@@Time_Rata blackpowder antique revolver gives them this smoky taste
Try not to cut yourself when slicing the onions, will reduce the amount of blood that ends up in the soup. You may want to try safety goggles to reduce your tear spillage as well.
For once I'm watching these vids while actually eating.
Your a god
Essential god
STH me too I’m eating dates celery a carrot and a grilled cheese
STH life changer, am I right?😆
Watching Babish or Chowder while eating improves flavor
"Okay, so what's French About this?"
*Brings out the Baguette *
"Ah Okay then."
*HON*
**furious Aoba scribbling down shit about shikikan**
Hello there fellow shikikan
I had to like this to make it 666
The recipe
Andy: And while French Onion Soup is a little fussy and a little time consuming...
Me, in self isolation: perfect.
@A B big brain...not
Making and eating this has almost brought tears of happiness to my eyes. I've grown up eating and loving french onion soup in slightly meh french bistro-style chains in London like Cafe Rouge. I didn't realise it was achievable to make at home! Not only is achievable, it's so much better 🥲 thank you!
those tears were from the onions.
I’ve made this at least three times since seeing this video. Kept trying to find a better French onion soup recipe than what I had already. This one is the BEST.
Have you done matty mathesons
"Did you hear what I did there?"
Me: Rewinds to hear what he did there
still didn't catch what he did
He said "soup up the store-bought version".
@@scatter-the-stars Of stock.
You said “rewind”. Might you be in your late 20s like me? 😄
Happened right when I saw this comment.
French Onion Soup. "I have here 3lbs of Spanish onions..."
One or both of these countries are going to be livid.
North america is the only place I've seen them called "spanish onions" everywhere else I've been they were called yellow onions or simply: onions :) .
France named one of its most famous sauces hollandaise in honor of the butter from the Netherlands, so they're less nationalistic with their food than you might assume.
@@AlRoderick I thought this was a joke about how he didn't use the metric system.
Not Spain here. Sweet onions are great and the onion soup too
LMAO
It was fantastic!! My family and I have been sick with the flu and this was just the comfort food we needed to nurse us back to normalcy.
someone once said that i look like the sort of person to not know how to caramelize onions and nothing has ever cut me deeper than that.
If this man opened a restaurant, I'd go there daily.
same
Get your walking shoes on, it is in the works.
Bruh can you afford restaurant food everyday
@@birchtree6975 Come to Orlando,FL lol
Paper Story -Short Funny Animatics I love babish, but he just follows recipes. It’s nothing super impressive. You could make this recipe and it would be just the same.
French soup uses spanish onions.
*Most anticipated crossover in history*
They don't give up as easily
@@Neimonster The united states have a higher rate of surrender than France.
SarSaraneth shots fired
@@rico_1617 Much like those fired by French guns on French ships, supporting the American revolutionary war.
@@SarSaraneth Sounds like someone's a salty French person ;)
Watching this during quarantine when there is severe crunch in the groceries and we can't order in either. That looks YUM!
I’ve been wanting French onion soup for so long. Can’t wait to try this!
Line cook for 10 years here:
You can stop the onion tears by fridging your onions for 4 hours prior to cutting. No pain after that.
Rudy Portillo thank So! I'm gonna give that a try, I'll hold you to it, any tears shall be on your hands sir...
Chewing gum helps as well.
Great tip, will try it. Last time I made french onion soup, even my cat was crying.
Or light a candle
@bobwatters ok i cant say that sticking the onions in the fridge will help because i havent tried it yet, but, an onion smasher sounds awful for your eyes... And also a sharp knife matters a lot.
His voice sounds like the voice of someone with hair
James Waters I kind of get what you mean
He's got hair on his face though lol
James Waters 😂😂
I think he had hair once
😂😂😂
I’ve made this multiple times now and it is fantastic every time. Love your channel.
Had this for dinner tonight, absolutely delicious. One of my favorite dishes.
"Bust out your favorite swimming goggles because otherwise you're going to cry like you're watching your favorite Pixar movie for the 4th time"
Not only does he know how to cook, but he also knows your secrets.
Just Some Guy without a Mustache dude ur scaring me seriously I just saw u yesterday
That's basically Ratatouille in a nutshell.
He knows the way Cars 2 affects me. A masterpiece.
His to dangerous to be keep alive!!!
Spamming youtube videos with comments won't fill the void in your life, buddy.
My girlfriend is a pescatarian but specifically has a “don’t ask don’t tell” policy when it comes to French Onion Soup
It was originally made without the beef broth. I think that you can get some really amazing flavor with just onions and aromatics.
I think all vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians probably have a don't ask don't tell for at least one special food they love
@@avocadoaaron1460 Wine has gums?
Use a good quality or homemade vegetable stock and it will still taste great, albeit not as good as the beef stock. I’d caramelise the onions for longer than babish did though, his weren’t nearly dark enough. I’d usually cook the onions on a very low heat for 2 hours
You can make really great vegetable stock by roasting your aromatics and other veggies before putting them in the water to simmer.
I haven’t had French onion soup in so long so this is making my mouth water
Thank you. I made this 2 months ago it was delicious. Making it again today. ❤️
“I would bury a Bowie knife in any of your chests to eat French Onion Soup this exact second.”- Justin McElroy
1018monty I was almost hoping that he would save this for an episode based around TAZ with Travis as a guest
Exactly
Best
I bet with myself how quickly I would find a TAZ or MBMBAM quote
@@bridgethildebrand4468 xD
You know, in France they call it “onion soup”
What do they call a ¼ pounder with cheese?
Jonathon Barberio
@@jonbar140 dunno but maybe it needs a wash
@@jonbar140 they call it a _royale with cheese_
@@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 Sounds tastey. I'll probably need some Sprite to wash down such a damn fine burger.
From all the videos I've seen about French Onion Soup, this one is the only one on which the cheese doesn't melt through the sides of the bowl and I love it
4:12 foreshadowing
I’m making this the moment Onision gets sent to jail
There's the onision comment I was looking for
Amen
Chicken Marsala Chris Hansen and the fbi are going after him
@@austinmaile4547 why?
@@lasagne5161 he messaged a minor very sexual things
probably shouldve caramelised the onions until they're waaaaay darker: that's how you get the deeper, richer flavours
yeah, but then they only add flavour and almost dissolve into the soup. Maybe stop cooking half of it, and do caramelize the other half.
Nah man, just burn them until ur eating coal, bro
I agree, you can cook them until they're deep brown and they still retain their integrity
I personally prefer the lighter taste over the super dark onions.
Does not require 12 hours to make
The beautiful simplicity of this recipe reminds me so much of the teachings of great chefs that say to keep recipes as basic as you can and let wonderful ingredients shine
Just made this recipe, absolutely phenomenal.
“Comfort for a cold winter day”
Canadians: saaay no more
Soup or cold
*Saaaay no more, eh?
I prefer a mix of brandy and boardeaux for my soup
What’s boardeaux I get the brandy
Wicapidia says it’s a port city in France
“Cold winter day”
Florida: aight imma head out
Cali
Texas 😂
I live in Finland and I still can't get a cold winter day
@MAN it rained all winter in florida, it sucks so much
Jon Snow : facepalm
This channel with a headless guy cooking is so addicting. I've been binge watching for days!!
This is the perfect recipe/cooking technique advice presentation. It's beautiful!
Made this last night. Followed the recipe as best I can. Turned out amazing! Even my 16yr old brother and his mate went on about how amazing it was and demolished their bowls 😊 will make again
I just listened to The Adventure Zone: Amnesty episode where they talked about French Onion soup for like 10 minutes yesterday. What are the chances?
so I had the Amnesty Lodge French Onion Soup when I went to Storm Crow Manor in Toronto last fall for my bachelor party. And I would gladly abandon being a chosen warrior and world savior for that soup.
tbh the french onion soup monologue is my favourite thing to come out of taz: amnesty
@@sameenshaw9670 Duck is probably the most realistic depiction of what would happen in a situation like his and I loved it
@@KoolWithAQ dammit, you beat me to it lol
Baader Meinhof effect
Cooking this today, so excited!!! Thanks so much for the video!!
I have never had French onion soup, but I must say this looks super tasty
The secret to not crying while cutting onions, don't get too attached.
An other secret is not keeping your eyes right over the onions cause the sulfur raise. Lengthen your arms to take a little distance.
@@kuidelu or simply breath through the mouth and not the nose, maaaaaaagic
@@NerzJansch2 Yup, but not enough when you have very sensitive eyes, like me
Cut them in your food processor
"Soup up the store-bought version. Did you hear what I did there?"
It's a dad joke within a dad joke
Thanks for the recipe! I just cooked it for my mom in mother's day and it was really good! I actually used whisky instead of liquor but it worked just fine, and i used grana padano and not gruyere. I don't know if the cheese was supposed to float like it did in the video (it looked like it did) but in mine the cheese sank and actually added a lot of flavor and cheesiness to the soup, a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. Thanks again!
If you put it on top of the bread it’s less likely to
Bab shoulda talked to Markiplier & Ethan over at Unus Annus, he coulda saved them some trouble while they ate nothin' but onions for a day. Also, I'd love to see fried & baked onion blossoms next Basics.
Ethan and that other guy*
@@djskullboy2871 who is the other guy? Mark?
@@farithrosh the other guy
Moo
Memento Mori
Fun fact: The French army during the Napoleonic Wars literally had a song about onion soup.
Didn’t they write it on their white flag?
@@BWxEclipse You do know that France actually had a white flag as its official color?
PapaZoulou dude I know. It’s a joke about the ‘France always surrenders first’ stereotype.
@@BWxEclipse Dude, I know. It's an answer to the joke.
PapaZoulou ah, whoops-
Now I feel dumb XP
Wouldn't be a Babish episode without veggies attempting to escape.
Nice, short, and sweet. Thanks!
I am making this rn! Excited to see how it turns out
"You're gonna cry like you're watching your favorite Pixar movie for the 4th time"
At first I merely chuckled at this and thought to myself "Toy Story 2 has never made me cry" but then the scene where Jesse sings When Somebody Loved Me intruded it's way into my head to which I said "ah yes I'm crying again"
Up. The first scene. 'Nuff said.
@@brettbaxter7882- Yup, the first five minutes of the movie.
He's talking about up, rip
Just love how Andrew says, "Bubbly." I'm assuming he managed to say that after his mouth healed from the magma-level blisters he endured after eating French Onion Soup.
One of my favorite soups ! Never made it myself but after seeing this video I think I'll give it a shot.
What a great teach for me at 70. I love French onion soup, but will now try to make it for my wife and I. She has never never had it but I have. so thanks.
this shoulda been a regular episode, with the French onion soup from The Adventure Zone: Amnesty
YES HELL YES
Warning, do not eat this soup right away from the oven, you will get seriously burned. Let it cool for 5 minutes
You're welcome
is it worth the effort though? have all the ingredients, might make it tomorrow
@@theweegit how was it???
@@hollowman2451 SHSKSJSHKABA HAHAHHAHA LMAOOOOO
Not all heroes wear capes
Anyone that eats something directly from the oven needs mental help lol
I just made this and it turned out fantastic!
These videos never fail to calm me down and intrigue me at the same time, you’re amazing dude👍
"I swear to god, but I turned down saving the world to eat French Onion soup" - Duck Newton
I was hoping someone would bring in an Amnesty quote! Hail and well-met!
💯 like!!
"Comfort for a cold winter day"
Indonesia : "Guess i'll drown"
Lazygantengz LOL
@@shugensama8663 Rumah gw banjir :'
Lazygantengz eh? Masih banjir sampe sekarang? Stay safe then! Rumah gue juga sempet banjir sih, tapi sekarang udah nggak.
@@shugensama8663 sip
Malaysia: What's a cold winter day? *thunderstorms & hot humidity days reign instead*
So simple, so clear, so professional
If only Ethan saw this before trying to make his soup
I accidentally made German Onion Soup, HELP IT'S VERY ANGRY!
*GERMAN TECHNOLOGY ITS THE WORLD'S FINEST!*
Scazoid o h n o n o t t h e j o j o
GUTEN ABEND HERR MÜLLER
You think THAT'S angry? Wait til you try to make SAUERKRAUT....
Better than a Russian onion soup. It's CRAZY!!!
Finally French Onion Soup. Never clicked on play faster than today.
You made this soup almost exactly like my mom does, even down to the pottery.
I love the way you narrate the recipe.
Felt those onions really could have gone much much longer, made them actually caramelised
I swear to god, your voice, your cooking and the chill lofi music is the greatest combination I've seen in a cooking video. Really makes me wanna kick back and relax while watching your videos.
Cooked this, loved it
Ethan should’ve just use this as the ingredients
When Andrew said “necessarararararay” I felt that
“Cut the onions into squares.. that reminds me of the sponsor of this video. Squarespace!”
Jip Hartgers if LinusTechTips did a cooking video
@@nejitentenlee21 exactly my tough
His voice is so relaxing that I literally fall asleep to it every night
My 17 yr old son loves watching Babish vids. He wanted to make this today despite it being 90 degrees outside😄 Its delightful! So worth making.
I'm new to Babish and just started watching his vids. This makes me want to cook French Onion Soup. Thank you for making your recipes so accessible and user-friendly!
I don’t even like onions, but this looks delicious.
Yoruichi Shihouin as someone who is not a fan of onions but loves french onion soup, caramelizing onions really takes the bite out of onions and makes them super yummy. And if it still isn’t your thing you can always load it up with cheese 😂
It's worth trying. Any half decent pub should sell it as well.
Not liking onions is like not liking flavor
it is good at most restaurants but to get amazing look for small non chain steak houses, you will have to go to france to get better
I don't like them raw/barely cooked, but the flavor of a good french onion soup is amazing. When I was younger and couldn't handle the onion texture I'd basically get some and drink eat the cheesy part and drink the broth after, leaving a big pile of onions behind.
Every time someone says onion now I just think of that French chef trying to say onions and he says onyon.
Awesome. I love the way you present your cooking. Thank you.
"...soup up the store bought version"
Me (5 seconds later): "..Oh."
I dont get it
@@notrihson3165 "zoop" it up, rather than "soup". To make more awesome by the addition of details and extra bits
Huh I just listened to The Adventure Zone Amnesty episode where they talk a lot about french onion soup a couple hours ago! What a coincidence!
That is a great episode hahaha
Made this today and it couldn't be better. Couldn't believe the flavor, far better than any restaurant version. A+ recipe thank you!!!
So simple. I love it❤️❤️❤️thank you.
"it's gonna look like too many"
Too many onions he implied...
...And we all laughed as tears streamed down our faces. Then we added more onions.
'Too many' and 'Onions' simply cannot be in the same sentence, it's against the laws of physics!
@@elon6131even a sliver is too many
There's never enough onions
Me: Hates onions
Still watches a recipe on French onion soup
Victor Lindvall Same
i only hate onion boy 😂
It actually tastes more like beef and cheese than onion
I loOOooOoOoOOove onions
same
Nothing better on a cold winter's day than french onion soup and a scotch ale.
Thanks for the recipe!! I made it for dinner and it was delicious 😋!!
Hi, Babish I just started culinary class in high school and that French Onion soup looks delightful.
Could I request that you try to make Tellatubby custard?
I’ve never had any inclination to cry while chopping onions. I guess I have a super power. A lame one, but it is one I guess.
Onions and humans used to be best friends in the past so people cry when killing them but some younger people don’t remember so they don’t cry. Congratulations.
I made this soup, and I was kind of skeptic about the whole fish sauce soy sauce thing! But it was awesome!! Thank you so much!!! 🥰
Man, this recipe looks great. This is my absolute favorite soup. I'm glad you didn't skimp on the cheese. The big crust of roasted/melted cheese over the hot soup is the best part!