Quiet luxury has been all the rage the past few years, but our girl Onion Soup has been out here epitomizing that s**t for literally hundreds of years. A bag of onions, some butter to sauté it in, beef broth are really all you need; throw in some stale bread and grated cheese, and you’ve got a million-dollar taste for ten dollars and change. (AND it doesn’t take as long as you think. Ask Kenji and Deb.)

Recipes mentioned:

• Essential French Onion Soup (Smitten Kitchen)


• Short Rib Onion Soup (Smitten Kitchen)


• Pressure Cooker French Onion Soup Recipe (Serious Eats)


• French Melt (Grilled Cheese With Caramelized Onion and Comté) Recipe (Serious Eats)

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