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French Onion Soup (Low Carb & Keto Friendly)

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Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 6
Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: American, French
Calories: 226
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 800 grams Yellow or White Onions Reduce to 600 grams if following the keto version.
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 5 fl oz Dry White Wine
  • 1 Bouquet Garni (Bundle of Herbs)Bouquet Garni 2 Bay Leaves, Fresh Sage and Fresh Parsley.
  • 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum or Konjac Flour
  • 4 cups Beef Broth
  • 1 tsp Salt Or to taste.
  • 1 Cup Gruyère or Comté Cheese Divided evenly into soup bowls.

Equipment

  • Large Stockpot or Dutch Oven

Method
 

Soup Base
  1. Heat large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add olive oil and butter to the pot.
  3. Add all of the sliced onions to the pot and season with salt.
  4. Cook for approx 30 minutes, stirring every so often, to brown the onions.
  5. Once the onions are brown, add white wine to deglaze the pan (scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan).
  6. Add 1/4 tsp of konjac flour or xanthum gum to onions and stir.
  7. Add beef broth and herbs to the pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
  8. Once the soup is done cooking, remove the bouquet garni (herbs). Divide the soup into bowls and enjoy!
Topping #1
  1. Sprinkle cheese into each bowl and serve as is.
Topping Option #2
  1. Toast keto bread and cut into small pieces (like croutons)! Divide toasted bread evenly into soup bowls.
  2. Top soup bowls with grated cheese and broil in the oven for a few minutes until cheese is melted and browned.
Topping Option #3
  1. Top soup with parmesan cheese crisps. If following this step it is recommended to skip the addition of Gruyère or Comté Cheese.

Notes

Low Carb Nutrition Information: (4 Servings) 
  • 226 Calories
  • 18.1g Carbohydrates
  • 3.4g Fiber
  • 14.7g Fat
  • 4.3g Protein 
Net Carbs: 14.7g / Serving 
Keto Nutrition Information: (6 Servings)
  • 138 Calories 
  • 9.1g Carbohydrates
  • 1.7g Fiber 
  • 9.8g Fat
  • 2.5g Protein 
Net Carbs: 7.4g / Serving 
 
Nutrition information does not include optional toppings such as keto bread or cheese crisps.