{"id":4321,"date":"2026-04-27T17:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:17:13","slug":"the-ultimate-southern-5-ingredient-depression-era-onion-supper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/the-ultimate-southern-5-ingredient-depression-era-onion-supper\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Southern 5-Ingredient Depression-Era Onion Supper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Ultimate Southern 5-Ingredient Depression-Era Onion Supper<\/h1>\n<p>A humble, old-school Southern classic born from hard times and simple pantries. Sweet onions melt into a rich, buttery broth, thickened with toasted bread and finished with bubbling cheese. Comforting, frugal, and deeply flavorful.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4 large sweet onions, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>4 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>4 slices day-old bread, toasted<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded cheese (Swiss or cheddar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Caramelize the onions<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the sliced onions and cook slowly, stirring often, for 25\u201335 minutes until deeply golden, soft, and sweet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the broth<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in the beef broth. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes to meld the flavors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the bread<\/strong><br \/>\nToast the bread slices until firm and golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble<\/strong><br \/>\nLadle the hot onion broth into oven-safe bowls. Place a toasted bread slice on top of each bowl and cover generously with shredded cheese.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broil<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace under the broiler for 2\u20134 minutes, until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and lightly browned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve hot<\/strong><br \/>\nLet cool slightly and enjoy this rich, comforting onion supper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ultimate Southern 5-Ingredient Depression-Era Onion Supper A humble, old-school Southern classic born from hard times and simple pantries. Sweet&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4323,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321\/revisions\/4323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}