French Onion Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 6 medium yellow onions
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup dry wine (pinot grigio) or 1/2 cup cabernet sauvignon wine
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 -6 pieces crusty bread, thick
• 8 -10 slices provolone cheese
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 start by thinly slicing onions.
• 2 as you are slicing, in a large stock pot add oil and butter over medium heat. add onions to the pot as you chop them.
• 3 add 1 teaspoon of thyme and salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 cook the onions for about 15-20 mins over medium heat stirring frequently so the onions do not burn but start to become tender, sweet and carmel in color.**after about 10 minutes of cooking, add 1 teaspoon of sugar to help carmelize the onion. the last minute of cooking, add your garlic.
• 5 preheat your oven to the broiler setting.
• 6 when the onions are done, add your bay leaf and wine to de-glaze the pot.
• 7 add beef broth and simmer to bring to a boil.
• 8 after soup is to a boil, place oven safe crocks/bowls on a cookie sheet and ladle soup about 3/4 the way full.
• 9 float a piece of the french bread in each bowl.
• 10 top the bread with a slice or two of cheese.
• 11 place cookie sheet into the broiler for approximately 5 mins or until the cheese starts to bubble and brown.