French Onion Soup

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French Onion Soup

There are three secrets to making delicious French Onion Soup...

The first is long, slow cooking to develop the onion and garlic flavors.

The second is to use French bread with a sturdy crust...

so the slices stay intact as they float on top of the soup and

The third, use home-made beef broth for the base of  your

French Onion Soup.

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 large yellow onions, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• 2 cloves, garlic, minced
• 4 cups beef broth, recipe can be found here: Brown Beef Stock 
• 1/2 cup dry white wine or an additional 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
• 6 thick slices French bread
• 3 slices (1 oz each) Havarti deli sliced cheese

Cooking Directions

1. In a large nonstick saucepan, heat butter and oil over moderately high heat. Add onions and garlic. Lower the heat to low and cook for 30 minutes or until onions are very soft and golden brown, stirring often.
2. Add the broth, wine, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Arrange bread on a baking sheet. Broil 4 inches from heat for 30 to 60 seconds or until toasted. Top each bread slice with a half slice of cheese. Broil for 1 minute more or until cheese melts. Ladle soup into bowls; float bread on top of soup. Serve immediately.

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