French Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 large onions
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 (14 ounce) cans beef stock, chicken works too
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 1 loaf french bread, sliced on the bias into rounds
• 1/2 lb gruyere cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 peel halve and thinly slice the onions. melt the butter in a large stock pot; add the onions and garlic.
• 2 cook stirring occasionally until the onions are soft and carmelized to a medium dark brown.
• 3 deglaze the pot by adding the sherry first and then the stock.
• 4 cook for an additional 15-20 minutes.
• 5 for the gruyere toasts; place the bread slices on a baking sheet and cover with the grated cheese. bake at 350 degrees farenheit until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
• 6 to serve, ladle soup into bowls and place 1-2 of the cheese toasts on top.