This soup is always so comforting and it is pretty economical to make. You need to make sure you have a good beef stock for the base and you also need to let your onions caramelize well in order to be completely successful. Allow yourself the proper time for this so your soup is excellent! Here is what you are going to need:

Serves six

6 large white onions – thinly sliced
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 TBS sugar
2 garlic cloves – minced
8 cups beef stock
1/2 cup red wine
1 TBS fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp. dried
2 bay leaves
4 toasted pieces of baguette
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
Salt & Pepper

Melt the butter in a large pot. Add the onion and start caramelizing – stirring occasionally. Cook for 15 minutes and add the sugar. Mix well and continue cooking until onions are deep amber but not burned – about 40 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes until fragrant. Add the stock, wine, thyme and bay leaves. Season to with salt and pepper – to taste.

Bring soup to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes. Ladle soup into oven proof bowls. Top with baguette and shredded cheese. Place the soup under the broiler and melt and brown the cheese. Serve and enjoy!

CALORIES 373.06; FAT 17.65 grs (sat 10.18; mono 4.75; poly 1.03); PROTEIN 15.86 grs ; FIBER 3.22 grs; CARBS 37.94 grs; CHOLESTEROL 46.14 mg; IRON 1.98 mg; SODIUM 274.70 mg; CALCIUM 277.37 mg

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How about a nice bowl of French onion soup tonight? It is super easy to make and packed with flavor! Here is what you are going to need for 4 scrumptious bowls:

2 large yellow onions, sliced (about 4 cups)
1/2 stick butter
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
6 cups beef broth
2 bay leaves
4 thick slices baguette
1 oz. Gruyere cheese, grated

Melt the butter in a heavy pot. Add the onions and the thyme leaves. Cook, at medium heat, for 35 to 40 minutes – until onions are dark brown and caramelized. Add the sugar and mix well.

Add the beef broth and the bay leaves. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Place a piece of bread into each bowl. Ladle soup into each bowl. Top with 1/4 of the grated cheese. Place the bowls on a baking pan and broil for up to 5 minutes, until cheese is melted and slightly browned. Serve and enjoy!

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