I’ve eaten French onion soup at a lot of places, and recently had what I would rank as the absolute best. When My husband and I went on our Alaskan cruise recently, (read more about it here and here) our last stop on the Ruby Princess was Victoria, B.C. I wrote about all of the excursions we did at each stop on our cruise, but I didn’t tell you anything about Victoria because I wanted to save it for French Onion Soup! We signed up for a double-decker bus tour in Victoria, which would have been great had it been day time. Since we arrived in the evening and the sun was down by the time the bus took off, we could hardly see anything. It’s not something I would recommend at night! When our bus pulled into the main stretch of downtown, we hopped off the bus early and decided to explore the city instead, which was a great call. Victoria is a fantastic city. We quickly met up with our friends Mique and Josh and headed over for a late dinner at a restaurant called Brasserie L’Ecole. Mique had researched restaurants ahead of time and this little tucked away joint had stellar reviews that all said the long waiting time would be worth it. We really did have to wait two hours for a table, and the staff was SO great to us, knowing by then we would need to eat fast to catch the boat! Our entire meal at Brasserie L’Ecole was outstanding and we knew all the reviews said to get the French Onion soup, so of course we did. It was SO good. I’ve been craving it ever since so I figured I’d share a recipe!
Ingredients Needed
Sweet onions – Such as Vidalia or Walla Walla. Butter Olive oil Sugar Salt All-purpose flour Fresh garlic Beef broth Black pepper Fresh or dried thyme White wine vinegar Toppings French baguette Gruyere cheese Parmesan cheese Thyme Olive oil
How to Make French Onion Soup
