Baked French Onion And Steak Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 lb rib eye steak, bone in
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 8 cups water, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs vidalia onions, quartered and sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons beef base
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 loaf french bread, cut into 2inch slices
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• parmesan cheese, finely shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 use 2 teaspoons olive oil to coat the bottom of a stainless steel oven-safe frying pan.
• 3 lightly salt and pepper the steak on both sides; place in skillet with the oil.
• 4 pour worcestershire sauce over steak and add 1/2 cup water into bottom of pan.
• 5 place the pan in oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• 6 remove the pan from oven.
• 7 transfer steak to cutting board.
• 8 reduce oven heat to 250 degrees fahrenheit.
• 9 remove the fat and bone from the meat.
• 10 return fat and bone to pan with the drippings still in it.
• 11 add 4 cups water.
• 12 heat to boiling and scrape any bits from bottom of the pan.
• 13 boil for about 15 minutes.
• 14 in another stockpot melt 3 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil. add onions.
• 15 reduce heat to medium-low and cook slowly, stirring often, for 15 minutes or until onions are translucent.
• 16 chop the cooled steak in small pieces and add to onion.
• 17 sprinkle flour over the meat and onions and mix through.
• 18 strain the liquid in the pan into the onions in the stock pot.
• 19 add remaining water; add the beef base.
• 20 cover and reduce heat to medium low; simmer for 15 minutes.
• 21 croutons: melt the butter with the garlic clove in a small saucepan and cook on low 5 minutes.
• 22 brush both sides of french bread slices.
• 23 place in 250 degree fahrenheit oven for 15 minutes.
• 24 turn over and cook another 15 minutes.
• 25 remove and let cool slightly.
• 26 cut each into 6 pieces.
• 27 place 4 or 5 croutons in soup crocks; ladle soup over.
• 28 top with a slice of provolone cheese and a generous sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
• 29 place under broiler until cheese is melted and starts to brown.