French Onion Soup
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 3 Onions (thinly sliced)
- 3 cloves Garlic (thinly sliced)
- 1 tsp White Sugar
- 1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/2 cups Water
- 1/4 cup Sherry
- 1/4 cup Port
- 2 (10.5 oz) cans Condensed Beef Broth
- 1 Baguette
- 8 oz Swiss Cheese (sliced)
- 2 tsp Thyme
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in sugar. Cook onions over med heat for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Add garlic midway through.
Step 2
Stir in flour until well blended with the onions and pan juices. Add water, sherry, port, and beef broth; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover soup, and simmer for 10 min.
Step 3
Cut four 1 inch thick slices from the baguette. Toast the slices at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) just until browned, approx 10 min. Reserve remaining bread to serve with soup.
Step 4
Ladle soup into four 12 ounce, oven-safe bowls. Place 1 slice toasted bread on top of the soup in each bowl. Fold Swiss cheese slices, and fit onto toasted bread slices. Place soup bowls on a cookie sheet for easier handling.
Step 5
Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 min, or just until cheese is melted.
Step 6
Add thyme. Serve
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