Instant Pot French Onion Soup (Quick and Easy)

a small black ramekin with instant pot french onion soup topped with bread and melty cheese

5 from 2 ratings

Instant Pot French Onion Soup (Quick and Easy)

A big bowl of Instant Pot French onion soup is simple, delicious, and so comforting. This cozy soup is packed with your favorite flavors and is ready in less than half the time as making it on the stovetop.

Prep Time15

Cook Time28

Pressurizing/Depressurizing10

Total Time53

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Fusion

Keyword: French Onion Soup in the Instant Pot, Pressure cooker French onion soup

Servings:

Author: Sarah Cook

Equipment

Ingredients

4 cups white, red, or yellow onions {thinly sliced} {~6 medium onions}
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 tsp kosher salt
3 cloves garlic {finely minced}
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 tbsp dry sherry wine
6 cups beef broth
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
8 slices French bread
8 slices provolone cheese
2 cups gruyere cheese {grated}

Instructions

Press "Saute" and let the Instant Pot heat up until it says “hot”.
Melt the butter and add the onions and 1/4 tsp of kosher salt. Stir occasionally until browned (15-25 minutes). Some of the onions might stick a bit, but keep pushing everything around.
4 cups white, red, or yellow onions, 6 tbsp unsalted butter, 1/4 tsp kosher salt
Add the garlic, and cook for 1 more minute.
3 cloves garlic
Sprinkle flour over the onions and garlic, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often.
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
Deglaze the pot with the sherry, and add: beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and bay leaf.
2 tbsp dry sherry wine, 6 cups beef broth, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 bay leaf
Lock the lid into place and set the steam release handle (valve on top) to “Sealing”. Press Manual>High Pressure>5minutes.
When it has finished cooking, allow the pressure cooker to sit for 5 minutes. Then, carefully flip the steam release handle to "venting" and allow any additional pressure to be released.
Discard stems from the thyme and the bay leaf.
Place oven-safe bowls/ramekins on a baking sheet.
Fill each bowl with soup, and top with 1 slice of French bread, 1 slice of provolone cheese, and ¼ cup of grated gruyere.
8 slices French bread, 8 slices provolone cheese, 2 cups gruyere cheese
Place the baking sheet under the broiler set to high for 1-4 minutes, or until the cheese is lightly browned and bubbling. Watch carefully so that it doesn’t burn.

Notes

The saute function on some Instant Pot models can run really hot and burn the onions. Reduce the level on saute to "normal" or "low" if your model runs hot.

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