Delicious Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs onions (halved lenghwise then thinly sliced)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 3/4 cup dry wine
• 4 cups sodium-reduced beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 slices baguette (sliced diagonally 1/2-inch thick)
• 1/2 lb gruyere cheese
• 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare 6 (8-10 ounce) oven-proof soup crocks.
• 2 melt butter in a heavy pot over medium heat.
• 3 add in sliced onions, sugar, thyme, bay leaf and salt; cook stirring occasionally until onions are a deep golden brown (this should take about 25 minutes (you may need to do the onions in two batches to caramalize properly).
• 4 add in flour and cook stirring for 1 minute.
• 5 stir in wine and cook for 1 minute.
• 6 sir in broth, water and black pepper; simmer uncovered for about 30-35 minutes.
• 7 while the soup is simmering set the oven rack to middle position at set to 350 degrees.
• 8 arrange the bread slices on a baking sheet and toast turning once until completely dry (about 15 minutes) remove and set to broiler heat.
• 9 place the soup crocks on a shallow baking dish.
• 10 discard the bay leaf from the broth, then divide the broth between the soup crocks.
• 11 place a slice of the toasted bread on top of the broth (do not push the bread down).
• 12 place the slices of gruyere cheese over the top allowing the ends to hang over the rims of the crocks, then sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.
• 13 broil 4-5 inches away from the heat until the cheese is melted and bubbly (about 1-2 minutes).