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German Onion Soup
This is a mini version of a classic soup. We've substituted beer for the sherry, and rye-breaded cheese for the crouton and Gruyere.
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Servings: 4 cups
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 medium red onion cut into thin strips
- 1 medium sweet yellow onion cut into thin strips
- 1 12 ounce bottle dark stout or IPA beer
- 4 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring often until caramelized.
- Add beer and cook until beer is reduced by half.
- Add broth, thyme, and bay leaf. Cook for 30-40 minutes.
- Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaf, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pour soup into shooter glasses topped with morel cheese triangles.
Notes
If you don't feel like serving this soup in shooter glasses, feel free to serve it in bowls or crocks.
To make serving easier, strain liquid into a glass measuring cup and keep warm until needed, reserving onions. When ready to serve, spoon a small amount of onions into 12 shooter glasses. Pour warm soup into glasses to 3/4 full. Serve with morel cheese triangles on top or on the side.
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Morel Cheese Triangles
These crunchy and gooey cheese triangles are great served with onion soup, or on their own.
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Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 12 ounces morel leek jack cheese cut into 24 triangles
- 2 cups rye bread crumbs about 4 rolls, dried and processed into crumbs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 3 cups vegetable oil
Instructions
- Transfer rye bread crumbs, flour, and eggs into 3 pie plates or shallow bowls. Starting with the flour, roll one cheese triangle into flour, then egg, then crumbs. Dip in egg again, then into crumbs, creating a double coat. Transfer to a baking sheet or container.
- Repeat process with remaining cheese triangles.
- Freeze triangles until ready to fry.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat to 350 degrees.
- Carefully place 4-5 frozen cheese triangles in hot oil and fry for 2-3 minutes or until dark brown and cheese has melted (cheese will start to ooze out of triangles).
- Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain.
- Repeat with remaining cheese triangles. Serve, or keep warm in oven.
- Serve with German Onion Soup.
Notes
To make serving easier, pre-fry all cheese triangles, then freeze until about 20 min before serving. Place triangles in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for about 10-12 minutes or until cheese barely starts to come out of triangles. Remove from oven and serve.
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