Canning Stress-Free French Onion Soup

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012

What could be better than a rich, hot bowl of French Onion Soup on a chilly winter evening...

Here's how I made a batch to have on hand...

I sauteed...

7 medium onions, sliced

in...

2 Tbsp. butter

until softened and caramelized.

I divided the sauteed onions evenly among 5 quart canning jars I had previously washed well and sterilized by boiling in water.

For the soup part...

In my large stainless steel saucepan, I mixed together...

12 cups beef broth (your own, homemade broth... or storebought will do)

3/4 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. steak sauce (any kind)

2 tsp. salt (I used canning salt)

Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.

I ladled the hot broth over the sauteed onions in the quart jars, leaving a one inch headspace.

Using a damp cloth, I wiped the jar rims and added my hot lids and rings, tightening on to fingertip tightness.

I then processed the jars of soup in my pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure for 75 minutes.

After processing, I allowed the pressure in the canner to drop to zero on its own... then opened it up and removed the jars using my jar lifter, setting the hot jars of soup on a folded dish towel on the counter to cool and to listen for the PING! of each successfully sealed jar.

All we need to do when we want French Onion Soup for dinner, is open a jar, heat it up... add a baguette or some croutons and some good mozzarella and Yumminess in a jar!

Not only is making delicious meals such as this french onion soup and canning food exciting and a great hobby it's also something that makes for an excellent source of stress relief. I would suggest it to anyone who likes to cook, needs a good hobby and has some free time!

For a printable copy of this recipe, click here.

Posted by Pamela at 2:20 PM

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36 comments:

Brenda in SCOctober 27, 2012 at 2:37 PM

I love French Onion soup! I may have to give this one a try. Thanks!

Melanie HardinOctober 27, 2012 at 3:03 PM

Thank you so much for sharing!

If it wasn't for this post, I wouldn't even have thought about this! Thanks again!

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Melanie HardinOctober 27, 2012 at 3:08 PM

P.S. Thanks for the detailed instructions, and pictures to go along with it, It makes all the difference in the world, to have visual guidance along with written instructions. :-)

glojinOctober 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM

Could you do this without the pressure cooker, just using the water bath...love onion soup but don't have a pressure cooker.

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AnonymousOctober 27, 2012 at 5:45 PM

From what I've read on the internet (I was curious as I do not have one either), it looks like that would be a no-go because of the vegetable, oinion. It could work with fruit, but not with something like a veggie :/

PamelaOctober 27, 2012 at 5:46 PM

Gotta have a pressure canner for this recipe, sorry. ~~Granny

MichelleOctober 27, 2012 at 5:13 PM

Will be making this . I do a lot of canning but never thought to can soup.

Jean(ie)October 27, 2012 at 9:57 PM

I just brought home a huge bag of onions from costco. Great idea!

Jules and RubyOctober 27, 2012 at 11:10 PM

soooo happy to find your site....can't wait to see all of it. i caught the canning bug this summer and CAN't stop. sorry, i couldn't help myself...that's some really bad canning humor

AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 5:33 PM

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KimHOctober 28, 2012 at 11:15 PM

Great idea to can French Onion soup... I always make a huge pot of it & then freeze it in individual sized containers in the freezer, but next time I'll can them instead.

My recipe is somewhat different than yours, but to each their own..

Thanks for the great idea of canning it!

Chip in SCOctober 29, 2012 at 11:25 AM

I canned 14 qts of this last year and it has been one of the most asked for soups in our family since. Now I need to can more of it.

Elaine StanleyOctober 29, 2012 at 11:17 PM

I don't have a canner but I do have a pressure cooker but it will only do 15 lbs. of pressure so how many minutes should I pressure the soup at 15 lbs.? I am anxious to do this if you could please give me this info I would greatley appreciate it.

Thanks,

Elaine Stanley

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PamelaOctober 30, 2012 at 6:15 AM

Elaine, I would pressure it at 15 lbs. for 50-60 minutes. ~~Granny

Kendra at New Life On A HomesteadJuly 14, 2013 at 9:51 PM

Just be sure you never can in a pressure cooker. Only can in a pressure cooker/canner, like the All American canners. :)

KeepOctober 31, 2012 at 6:20 PM

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KeepOctober 31, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Can you add white wine to the recipe and then can it?

Thanks!

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PamelaOctober 31, 2012 at 7:49 PM

I don't see why not! ~~Granny

KeepNovember 1, 2012 at 8:40 PM

Thank you :)

Country LifeNovember 1, 2012 at 6:35 PM

I am trying this tomorrow, picked up my onions today and am good to go! Thanks for sharing, I cant wait, sometimes it makes me laugh that a good recipe and my canning jars can make me so happy :)

Kim

OD from HTNovember 4, 2012 at 2:49 PM

YUM! I never thought to can this up ahead. Onions often go on sale cheap in November. I'll have to put some up. This is such a great base for other dishes, too.....not just soup!

cltad from KYNovember 30, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Thank you for the great idea. I saved my pork bones in the freezer until I got 10 from pork chops. Added a whole head of garlic and carrots in crockpot. Added rosemary, canning salt, and water to nearly the top. Cooked it all might. Put in fridge. When solid, skimmed off fat. Strained. Did the rest like you said but in pints for my family size. Canned one run that turned out wonderfully. I'm canning my second run right now! God bless!

AnonymousDecember 9, 2012 at 8:01 AM

this is some of the best onion soup. I used pork broth,chicken,beaf just to try other things just throw what ever and it comes out great

AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Hi!

Just curious as to the type of steak sauce you use in your recipe? A-1, Heinz 57??????

Anxious to try this!

Thanks!

Cheryl

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PamelaJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:11 PM

I used HP Sauce which is similar to A-1 ~~Granny

AnonymousJanuary 28, 2013 at 3:22 PM

Do you have a printable version? Thanks Krisili

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PamelaJanuary 28, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Sorry 'bout that Krisili, added the printable button at the bottom of the recipe... ~~Granny

AnonymousFebruary 24, 2013 at 2:19 PM

Can you use beef broth cubes and better than beef bullion base to make the beef broth? I used that for my beef stew and it was wonderful!!!!

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Melanie DennisJuly 19, 2013 at 11:01 PM

I am curious if you are capable of canning salsa without a pressure cooker . why do u have to have a pressure cooker for this? I am very interested in this I hate the price of store bought French onion soup. I see me saving $ if I made my own .

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