A Memory Of French Onion Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 large onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 5 (16 ounce) cans beef broth
• 2 (20 ounce) cans water (empty broth can)
• salt & pepper
• 1/4 cup port wine
• 3/4 cup burgundy wine
• french bread, for topping
• mozzarella cheese or gruyere or swiss cheese, for topping

Recipe

• 1 in large soup pot, melt butter with oil. add onions and cook slowly until translucent.
• 2 add sugar and flour and cook for 1-2 minutes. add broth, water and seasonings and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 stir in wines, and simmer for 2 more hours.
• 4 preheat broiler. to serve, pour soup into oven- proof crocks. place a slice of french bread on top of soup. cover bread with lots of sliced or shredded cheese, your choice. (i prefer gruyere).
• 5 place soup crocks in oven on a sheet pan and broil until cheese is melted and bubbly. i like to place slices of cheese slightly over the edge, so it completely seals the top and melts down the side of each crock.
• 6 note: number of servings was not indicated in the recipe. i'm guessing 8-10.