French Onion Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 lbs onions, sliced thin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced very fine
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups dry wine
• 6 cups beef stock or 6 cups chicken stock (the beef will make a darker, more robust soup)
• 12 slices french baguettes, â½ inch thick,toasted
• 2 cups swiss cheese, grated
• 3 teaspoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 melt butter with oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, garlic and sugar and cook until lightly-coloured, stirring occasionally, about 6-7 minutes.
• 3 add wine and bring to a boil.
• 4 cook 5 minutes.
• 5 add stock and bring to simmer.
• 6 simmer uncovered for 1 ½ hours.
• 7 season to taste.
• 8 (can be prepared 1 day ahead) preheat broiler.
• 9 ladle soup into 6 ovenproof bowls.
• 10 top with 2 slices of toasted bread each, sprinkle with 1/3 cup swiss cheese each, sprinkle with ½ tsp parmesan cheese each.
• 11 broil until cheese melts.
• 12 serve immediately.