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French Onion Soup

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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.