Beefy French Onion Soup

Total Time: 10 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 7 small onions, cut in half and thinly sliced (about 7 cups)
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat
• 3 cans condensed beef consomme
• 1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 8 slices french bread, toasted (1/2 inch thick)
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese

Recipe

• 1 add onions and butter to a 5 to 6 quart crock-pot; toss to coat.
• 2 top with bay leaves and beef.
• 3 cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until the onions are deep brown in color.
• 4 mix together the beef consomme, sherry, apple juice, and thyme in a bowl.
• 5 pour into crock-pot; increase setting to high.
• 6 cover and cook 10 minutes or until hot.
• 7 take out bay leaves.
• 8 spoon soup into oven-proof soup bowls.
• 9 top each with a slice of toast and 1/4 cup shredded cheese.
• 10 if you want, broil 6 inches from heat source for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.