Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 3 T Butter
1 T Olive oil
2 ½ lbs yellow onions thinly sliced
1 tsp salt
3 T flour
8 C (2 quarts) Hot beef stock/broth
1 C+ dry red wine (cabernet sauvignon)
1 bay leaf
½ tsp sage
Salt and pepper to taste
Thickly cut slices for French bread or baguette, well toasted
1.5 + C of grated gruyere, fontina, swiss, provolone or another good melting cheese, a combo is nice
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Directions: |
Directions:1) Whisk flour with the beef broth as the broth is added to crock pot. Add bay leaf, olive oil and sage and keep warm until onions are added.
2) Melt butter in a large pan. Add onions and toss to coat. Cook over low-medium heat, flipping occasionally, about every 10 to 15 minutes. When onions are tender and translucent raise heat to medium-high and stir in salt. Cook for about 30 minutes, stirring often until onions turn golden brown.
3) Stir in wine, and deglaze the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes to reduce the wine. Add onions and reduced wine to crock pot, along with more wine if desired. Turn up heat and cook for 2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4) Ladle soup into crocks or oven safe bowls. Toast bread and place on top of soup and cover with cheese. Place crock in oven, uncovered, and broil until cheese is melted.
5) Alternatively, lightly toast bread, then add cheese and put back in the toaster oven to melt. Then serve cheesy toast on top of soup. Another alternative is to break the toast into crouton size pieces before adding, and sprinkle shredded cheese on top of the soup. |
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