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FRANK ASHTON CLASSIC ITALIAN AND ADDITIONAL RECIPES: My name is Frank Ashton and I live in the Cleveland Ohio area. I was a high school art teacher for 33 years. I love painting,especially Impressionism; and traveling with my wife; but my other love is for cooking. Over the years I have probably cooked for some 20,000 people. This includes cooking free for many groups to raise funds for worthy causes. Most of my recipes are original from me and some from my mother or my wife Dottie. This has led me to decide to share my original recipes with others. This site has 110 recipes to date! My goal is to be able to give real recipes that really are excellent. One should not expect anything exotic; but I will guarantee they will impress anyone who loves to eat. FIRST GO TO GOOGLE AND PRINT IN THE WHITE BOX FRANK ASHTON ORIGINAL RECIPES AND CLICK ON THAT. Frank Ashton Original Recipes should come up. To print a recipe save it to favorites and then click on the recipe on favorites and you will then be able to print it. THERE ARE OVER 50 VEGETARIAN (MEAT FREE) RECIPES LOOK FOR THE ASTERISK * IN FRONT OF EACH RECIPE OR WORDS VEGETARIAN STYLE

Saturday, April 11, 2015

AUTHENTIC FRENCH ONION SOUP, ASHTON STYLE, #231

  French onion soup is a great soup for inviting a crowd or for just two!  For one thing it is a very
inexpensive soup to make. Even better, it is a very delicious soup to eat and to serve company!
I encourage you to try and make the following recipe.
     To start, buy some beef ribs or get some beef  bones and put them in a large fry pan after having added 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil and 2 onions which you. have peeled and sliced. Now add about 8 beef  ribs or bones and fry until all sides are well browned. Now add 1 tbls of Kitchen Bouquet sauce and  2 quarts of water.\
Now put all into a roasting pan and place into a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes,( then set bones aside you are now ready to begin the soup!)
INGREDIENTS
     pour stock and onions from oven into a large bowl
     now peel and slice  6 or 7 medium onions into a large bowl
     1/2 cup brandy
     1/2 bottle Pinot Grigo wine
     1/4 cup sugar
     1 tsp Millers or equivlent chicken base
     3 or 4 bay leaves
     1/2 tsp sage
     1/2 tsp black pepper
     2 sticks sticks of ]butter that is at room temperature
DIRECTIONS
     1. pour 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil and 1 stick
        of  butter into a large fry pan over medium heat
     2. add the sliced onions into fry pan and
         saute until onions are well browned
     3. add onions, beef stock, the other stick of butter,
         and the browned onions, into a large soup pot
     4 add flour and pepper and stir in well
     5 add brandy and sugar into the onions and stir well
     6. add a  half a bottle of pinot grigio wine
         and strir in well
     7.  pour into large soup pot and simmer
          about 45 minutes
     8. taste for flavor
     9. serves 6 to 10 generously


    


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