This is by request, it's the same as the last one but this was my original version. Since FO Soup was my first recipe, I had gone back and taken the swear words out when I posted it. I like swearing, and when a swear organically happens I usually leave it, but for my first time doing a recipe I was thinking:
1. I had a few drinks at this point, and the swears seemed excessive,
B. It was sounding a little "Food Renegade" the guy who does those really crazy swearing food posts, didn't want to copy,
3. Recipe pinners don't seem like fans of swearing, & mostly
D. I didn't want people to think the RECIPE is a joke, it's not. This soup is really good, and pretty easy to make, especially for how good it is.
Two people said they wanted to see the original post, I had it in Word on my laptop, so voila. You'll see the swearing doesn't add that much, but it does make my immature self chuckle. (This isn't even the whole FIRST version, where I rambled and rambled and had to take tons of crapola out. This is what was saved.)
If you don't enjoy swearing, and you WOULD like to see a recipe for simple, delicious French Onion Soup, a clean version is available here:
http://www.comfytownchronicles.com/2013/09/fo-soup.html
If you don't enjoy swearing, and you WOULD like to see a recipe for simple, delicious French Onion Soup, a clean version is available here:
http://www.comfytownchronicles.com/2013/09/fo-soup.html
FO Soup, Extra Spicy:
Stands for French Onion soup, but it's so freaking good if you piss someone off, just make them this soup and then, whatever upset them? F.Off!
If I am sharing a recipe, you can bet
your ass it’s either:
A. Really
fucking easy, or
2. Really fucking good.
This is really fucking both.
You can make a big ass pot of it, and then you'll want to eat
just that all day or weekend. It has ancient mystical hoodoo healing powers,
and it’s so good you could even eat this as hangover food. Just make it the
night before. The next day add a Bloody Mary and Advil, and I
guarantee the BEST hangover cure of all time, or your money back, Jack.
This would be perfect to eat while watching Game of Thrones. Pretend like it’s what
they made out of the onions smuggled by the Onion Knight. Drink red wine out of
huge goblets and dress in suits of armor. Huzzah!
People don’t usually even read the WORDS with a recipe, so I’ll
get on with it.
Here is what we use to
make a big ass pot. You do whatever the hell you want, but here is what we did,
and we thought it was delicious.
What makes this kick all forms of ass is the finishing touch, when
you order in a restaurant, they melt cheese over the top. Because CHEESE. If you’re vegan or Plutonion, I can’t really help you. With
anything. Well not anything you want to put in your mouth.
Shit You’ll Need:
3-4 Large onions (we use
sweet-ass Vidalia)
Beef Bullion/Stock – we
used 8 (Salty? Mmm, yeah.)
Worchester Sauce – we
use ½ cup (I know, but it's good)
Butter - About 1/2 stick (Worth it)
Butter - About 1/2 stick (Worth it)
Pinch Salt/Pepper - whatever else
you like
Shit You Can Add If You Want To:
Bread for
Toast – we prefer Polish Rye, no seeds
Cheese to melt
over the top – We use Provolone or Horseradish
Red wine – whatever
you have, even shitty wine is fine
First things first, obviously open the wine. Pour yourself a
glass. I hate cooking so let’s get comfy. If it’s really shitty wine, say the
kind you win in a raffle at a charity event, just squeeze some
orange/lemon/lime into it, whatever you have. If you want to sweeten it up, add
some amaretto or some shit like that, until you’re able to swallow it. Anything
is fixable.
Save about ½ cup
wine to add to the soup. If you forget, don’t even worry. Sometimes
we don’t add any wine, and it’s delicious anyway.
Chop the onions, cook in butter on low. Cook in a thin layer,
use two pans if you don’t want to stand there stirring forever like a chump.
Cook about 15-20 minutes on low, until just BEFORE they are
translucent, or clear if you don’t speak like my husband. Don’t overcook them. You don't want that onion magic juice
prematurely ejaculating into your pan, you need it to impregnate your soup with
flavor.
While they are cooking, boil 12 cups of water in a large
pot.
When the water is boiling, add:
8 boullion cubes,
Salt/Pepper/herbs
1/2 cup Worchester, and
1/2 cup wine.
Be sure to hydrate yourself as well, you can drink the rest of
the wine. This isn't a Dos Exxis commercial, don't stay thirsty my friends.
Dump the onions in the water, Cook on low for 3 hours or so. If it’s too watery, add stock/bouillon, and if it is too salty, add more water. You can eat it now, it gets better the longer you leave it. Like wine snobs tell you to let wine breathe, but my wine a screwtop is immediately ready.
This is a perfect soup to make ahead of time. Heat it up for
company, or leave in a crock pot. This works best for a visit from say a snobby
Great Aunt, as onions make people gassy! Might be a good 4th or 5th date soup. Between the gas and the soup making your nose run, you'll get a realistic look at this joker before you decide to make it exclusive.
When you’re ready to serve/eat ladle up ¾ of a bowl of this shit, add toasted bread, and top
the whole bowl with cheese. Fuck yeah, cheese!
We usually use Provolone, but we saw Horseradish cheese and HAD
to try it, because Booger Season is coming. Soup is good medicine, and
horseradish is an awesome decongestant. It tasted wonderful. The cheese and
soup that is, not post nasal drip. That tastes like raw oysters, without the sexy
side effects.
Broil the cheesy, toasty bowl(s) on a cookie until the cheese is
golden and melty. Like this. I know right?
If you haven't already, open another bottle of wine. Be happy, bitches!
You made soup. You deserve it.
When the cheese is golden and the bowls come out, you could
throw some fresh basil or whatever the fuck herbs you can score on top, but
it’s really not necessary. She’s good to GO.
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I think we can all agree I made the right call in taking out the swearing and rewording. Hope it made you chuckle.
I like this version better. But in fairness, I read this one first. Then the other. :D By then, the one where you don't sound like a swearing sailor just looked boring. :D And cooking should at least be made funny since it does suck.
ReplyDeleteAnd I read "F.O. Soup, Original Recipe" as "Fuck off soup" in my head, which I know actually means French Onion, but it sounded more interesting. :D
DeleteHa. I wrote FO soup on the paper where he wrote the ingredients and it totally cracked me up!
DeleteI like THIS version better, too! Those reasons though...
Thanks for reading both! The soup is worth it.
My wife always adds from the 'shit you can add if you want to' list. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not so good...
ReplyDeleteI do that, too. My husband always tell me to at least follow the recipe exactly the FIRST time, but that seems boring. And it's probably also why I am not a great cook.
DeleteLove your version of French Onion soup. You should write a whole cookbook like this!
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