French Onion Soup
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter or margarine
- 2 large yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 medium red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
- ½ cup red wine
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled, minced
- 2 10.5-ounce cans beef broth
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 4 slices French bread, 1/2-inch thick
- 4-ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded
Instructions
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add yellow and red onions, sugar, red wine and garlic and cook until onions are softened.
- Reduce heat to low and cook mixture for 20 to 25 minutes, until onions are golden and wine is absorbed.
- Add broth, scallions, salt and pepper; heat eat for 3 or 4 minutes.
- Pre-heat broiler.
- Ladle soup into oven proof bowls.
- Place a slice of French bread on each soup serving.
- Top bread with shredded cheese.
- Broil about 5 minutes or until cheese is light brown and bubbly.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Sometimes, I use Swiss cheese instead of Gruyere and toast the French bread, ahead of time, before placing the cheese on the bread and placing in broiler for 5 minutes.