French Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs onions, very thinly sliced
• 3 shallots, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon cognac
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 3 cups beef stock
• salt and pepper
• 4 1/2 slices vienna bread, roasted in oven until dry
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a soup pot and sauté the onions until very soft, at least 20 minutes.
• 2 add the cognac and the wine and cook for one minute.
• 3 add the stock. simmer, covered, 45 minutes.
• 4 check the seasonings.
• 5 ladle into oven-proof soup bowls and set on a baking sheet. top each with a croûte (roasted vienna bread).
• 6 sprinkle the top generously with cheese. broil in oven until the top is lightly brown, about 2 minutes.