Flavorful French Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 medium yellow onions, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups beef stock, sub. broth
• 1/3 cup dry red wine
• 1 pinch thyme
• pepper, to taste
• 4 slices swiss cheese, ie. jahlsberg lite
• 1 french baguette, oven toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat.
• 3 add sliced onions and garlic to butter; saute until softened.
• 4 turn down the heat to a simmer.
• 5 add beef stock, wine, thyme, bay leaf, and pepper to onions. continue to simmer at lowest heat for up to 60 minutes.
• 6 at this point, you can turn off the heat and set aside until ready to assemble. reheat soup before assembly into bowls. remove bay leaf.
• 7 cut baguette into 4, 1" thick slices. place on a baking sheet and toast for 5 minutes.
• 8 ladle soup into 4 oven proof bowls. place a toasted crouton on top the soup, top with cheese slice and bake or broil until cheese is melted.