Rich And Simple French Onion Soup
Serves: 6
Eloise Gerhold
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
46
Spice
48
Sweetness
54
Sourness
35
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Unsalted Butter2 tbsps
Olive Oil4 cups
Onion (sliced)2 tbsps
Sherry (dry optional)1 tsp
Dried Thyme1
Salt1 cup
Grated Parmesan CheeseDirections:
1
Melt butter with olive oil in an 8 quart stock pot on medium heat
2
Add onions and continually stir until tender and translucent
3
Do not brown the onions
4
Add beef broth, sherry and thyme
5
Season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes
6
Heat the oven broiler
7
Ladle soup into oven safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each (bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer)
8
Layer each slice of bread with a slice of provolone, 1/2 slice diced Swiss and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
9
Place bowls on cookie sheet and broil in the preheated oven until cheese bubbles and browns slightly