Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter
4large yellow onions, sliced and separated into rings
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup cooking sherry
7 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
8 slices of french bread
1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1/3 cup shredded Emmental Cheese
1/4 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons shredded Mozzarella cheese
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Heat butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions until they become translucent about 10 minutes. Sprinkle onions with sugar; reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly until onions are soft and browned at least 30 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Stir sherry into onion mixture and scrape the bottom of the pot to dissolve small bits of browned food from the pot. Transfer onions into a slow cooker and pour in beef broth. Season to taste with sea salt; stir in thyme and bay leaf. Cover cooker, set to High, and cook 4 to 6 hours. If desired, set to Low and cook 8 to 10 hours.
3. About 10 minutes before serving, set the oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet.
4. Broil bread slices until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
5. Combine Gruyere, Emmental, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses in a bowl, tossing lightly. Fill oven-safe soup crocks 3/4 full of onion soup and float a bread slice in each bowl. Top with about 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture per serving.
6. Place filled bowls onto a baking sheet and broil until cheese topping is lightly browned and bubbling, about 2 minutes. |
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