Kreacher’s French Onion Soup

Kreacher’s cooking vastly improves once Harry is nice to him, and this easy, delicious French Onion Soup is a testament to his good cooking.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry gives Kreacher the locket that belonged to Sirius’s brother, Regulus Black. Kreacher becomes much more amicable towards the trio and his cooking skills vastly improve. He makes them meals such as breakfast rolls and coffee, a promise of steak-and-kidney pie (which never gets eaten), stews, treacle tarts, and French Onion Soup.

When I was looking for food to make for my Harry Potter Club, there was no way I was making a steak-and-kidney pie. That just sounds horrible. And we meet in the evening, so I didn’t want to do breakfast. But French Onion Soup sounded like a great recipe to work on.

Kreacher came bustling to the table with a large tureen in his hands, and ladled out soup into pristine bowls, whistling between his teeth as he did so.
…
He [Harry] began to spoon soup into his mouth. The quality of Kreacher’s cooking had improved dramatically ever since he had been given Regulus’s locket: Today’s French onion was as good as Harry had ever tasted.

-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Would you believe, before making this recipe, I’d never had French Onion Soup before? Justin gets it almost every time we go to Panera, but I never have. I don’t know why it just never sounded appetizing. But Justin was anxious to try this, so we gave it a shot.

I was worried about the soup having too much onion flavor. I like onions, but I don’t want it to be an overwhelming flavor. Luckily, the way we made this soup, all of the flavors balanced and I didn’t taste one thing over another.

Surprisingly, the soup was easy to make. It always looks like a fancy soup. I would have thought it was more complicated. The only reason it takes an hour is that it has to simmer for 30 minutes.

Step by Step

Start by melting the butter and olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.

Add the onions and stir continuously until they are soft and translucent in appearance. This will probably take about 5 minutes.

Pour in the beef broth, cooking sherry (Professor Trelawney would be proud!), thyme, salt, and pepper. Let this simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Set the oven broiler to low and ladle the soup into one-safe serving bowls.

Top it with either a full slice of bread or chunks of bread, whichever you prefer. Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. We made this with homemade white bread from the bread machine.

Place your serving dishes on a baking sheet. Broil for about 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and starts to brown.

Recipe

French Onion Soup

Kreacher’s cooking vastly improves once Harry is nice to him, and this easy, delicious French Onion Soup is a testament to his good cooking.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Course:

Main Dish

Cuisine:

French

Keyword:

onions

|

soup

Servings: 6 cups

5 from 6 votes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 48 oz beef broth
• 2 tbsp cooking sherry
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 6 slices French bread
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recommended Equipment

• Stockpot
• Chef Knife
• Ramekins
• Baking Sheet

Instructions

• In a large stockpot, over medium heat, melt the butter and olive oil
• Add the onions and stir continuously for about 5 minutes, until the onions are soft and translucent
• Add the beef broth, cooking sherry, thyme, salt, and pepper
• Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes
• Carefully ladle the soup into serving dishes
• Set the broiler to low
• Top each soup with a full slice of bread, or cut the bread into chunks, whichever you prefer
• Sprinkle the bread with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses
• Broil for 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and starts to brown

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Nutrition Facts

French Onion Soup

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 475 Calories from Fat 252

% Daily Value*

Fat 28g43%

Saturated Fat 14g70%

Cholesterol 61mg20%

Sodium 1655mg69%

Potassium 253mg7%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 17g34%

Vitamin A 665IU13%

Vitamin C 1.6mg2%

Calcium 243mg24%

Iron 2.9mg16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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