Canning and preserving food is in full swing these hot summer days. Preserving food for use in the winter months is so rewarding. Canned soups make a quick tasty meal and best of all you know exactly what is in it because you made it. I used bone broth that I made from beef bones to can this soup which is an added bonus in nutrients.

French Onion Soup
- 12 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoons Brown Sugar Sweetener Substitute
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 4 quarts fat-free beef broth
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
Melt butter in a large kettle. Add onions and Brown Sugar Sweetener. Cook over medium-low heat until onions are caramelized. Divide onions between 7 quarts jars. Heat broth, salt, garlic, and red wine vinegar together until boiling. Divide between the jars adding additional water if needed to fill jars with a 1 inch head space. Add lids and rings. Pressure can at 10 psi for 30 minutes. 7 quarts.
THM Gentle Sweet can be used in place of Brown Sugar Sweetener Substitute.


Caramelizing onions and the soup in jars ready for the pressure canner.
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French Onion Soup THM-FP
Ingredients
- 12 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoons Brown Sugar Sweetener Substitute
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 4 quarts fat-free beef broth
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
Instructions
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Melt butter in a large kettle. Add onions and sweet mix. Cook over medium low heat until onions are caramelized. Divide onions between 7 quarts jars. Heat broth, salt, garlic, and red wine vinegar together until boiling. Divide between the jars adding additional water if needed to fill jars with a 1 inch head space. Add lids and rings. Pressure can at 10 psi for 30 minutes. 7 quarts.
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This can also be frozen in pint/quart freezer containers.
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Would a 5 qt Dutch oven work in place of a large kettle? Do you have an approximate idea of how many regular size onions would make up 12 cups sliced? Thanks in advance, looks yummy!
I would say 8-10 onions…it just depends on how big they are. You can use a Dutch Oven.
Need to make alcohol free, do.i leave out or do you suggest a replacement?
You can replace the red wine vinegar with apple cider vinegar.
Once the wine is cooked it is alcohol free I don’t like it without its not the same
How long does this stay good on the shelf
I have kept them jars for 2 years.