French Onion Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 5 lbs vidalia onions, thinly sliced (or substitute spanish or hawaiian onions. do not use red salad onions.)
• 7 teaspoons better than bouillon beef base or 7 cans beef broth
• 3 teaspoons better than bouillon chicken bouillon granules or 3 cans chicken broth
• worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups dry wine
• french bread, slices toasted (see below)
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese
• cheese slice (mozzarella, swiss, or gruyere)

Recipe

• 1 make stock by bringing 10 cups water to boil.
• 2 add beef and chicken bouillon pastes (or heat canned beef and chicken broth).
• 3 lower heat to simmer and let simmer while preparing onions.
• 4 melt butter slowly (so it does not brown) in large soup pot over low heat.
• 5 add thinly sliced onions.
• 6 stir, cover, and cook on low heat until lightly brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 mins.
• 7 add wine, bring to boil, scraping up browed bits.
• 8 cook about 5 mins.
• 9 stirring occasionally.
• 10 add about 5 good shakes of worcestershire sauce.
• 11 add stock to onions.
• 12 bring to boil, turn heat down to simmer and simmer uncovered about 1 1/2 hrs.
• 13 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 14 bread slices- brush olive oil on slices.
• 15 sprinkle with parmesan and place in oven on cookie sheet at 375f until lightly brown.
• 16 ladle soup into ovenproof bowls.
• 17 float bread on top of soup.
• 18 top with 2 or 3 cheese slices.
• 19 place in oven or microwave until cheese melts.