Onion Soup

A friend of mine has joined Weight Watchers. So she is now starting to count her points. Not being much of a cook, herself, she ends up buying a lot of prepared foods. I estimate I make about 95% of what I eat from scratch. Not to the point of milling my own flour, or baking my own breads though. I make my own soups and sauces, chop my own vegetables, and make plenty for leftovers for my freezer. That way I can get the convenience of prepared meals, but still get the nutrition of my own cooking. I do not always believe prepared food is less nutiritious or for that matter less expensive. But when I make my own, I know exactly what is in it, what makes me like and and what I will change if I do not like something. Wow this is a pretty long introduction to - I made French Onion Soup yesterday from an old restaurant recipe. I gave her half, and it should be right up her alley. I am sure the points were very low. Maybe even "winning points" or whatever Fergie says on her WW commercial.

French Onion Soup

• 3 medium sized white onions, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 qt of water
• Low sodium beef base to make 1 qt of broth
• Black Pepper
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• Cooking Spray

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1. Heat water to boiling, add soup base. Remove from pot to bowl (or use another pot)
2. Spray pot with cooking spray and add minced garlic, heat over low heat until garlic is slight brown. Stirring as you go
3. Seperate onion rings and add to pot, let reduce until almost flat on the bottom. They should be clear. Stir to mix them up with the garlic.
4. add broth to pot with onions and garlic
5. bring to boil
6. reduce heat, cover with pepper
7. continue to simmer for 1 hour
8. add garlic powder and onion powder to taste
9. I use a technique called covering, by that I mean sprinkling on top until it looks like it is distributed evenly over the surface

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eat as is, or pour in crock bowl with a crusty slice of bread or croutons, top with mozzarella or shredded Swiss or provelone cheese, and broil until cheese is bubbly. Serve immediately.

Eating Healthy Since Feb, 2004