Apparently these are for French onion soup! Which I learned when I asked if it was oven safe and three different people were like “Oh, the bowls for onion soup. French onion soup bowls. One made purposefully for French onion soup under a broiler” and I felt very silly, but now I know they’re oven safe!
They’re cute little things!
Have you ever had French onion soup? It’s really good.
I have, but not in these bowls! I’ve just used them for chili or soups! I’ll have to make some in these crocks now I know!
I’d try to make it myself, but it looks like typical cooking time takes 1-2hrs. For me, that’s a lot of time just to make a simple-ish soup, and I’d rather not clutter my tiny kitchen with a countertop electric crock or whatnot.
That said, I think a pressure cooker might work wonders with this. Onions when cooked long enough develop an incredibly rich, satisfying flavor, one which can also be enjoyed as with dishes like Lebanese lentils.
A pressure cooker cuts the onion caramelization time down to like 20-30 mins and the flavor is almost identical to the tradtional method, total game changer for weeknight french onion soup!
Oh my god… what the hell have I been doing with my life?! oO
(no sarcasm intended; I’m just an envious moron over here, haha)