Easy French Onion Soup

Name: Easy French Onion Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 Large Red Onion; 6 cup Beef Broth; 1 Baguette , stale or toasted; 0.33333334 cup Port Wine or Sherry; 4 tablespoon Unsalted Butter; 1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme; 1 pound Gruyère Cheese; 1 pinch Salt and Pepper

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Prep5 min

Cook45 min

Total50 min

Servings6

Difficultyeasy

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Ingredients

4Large Red Onion
6 cupBeef Broth
1Baguette , stale or toasted
⅓ cupPort Wine or Sherry
4 tablespoonUnsalted Butter
1 teaspoonFresh Thyme
1 poundGruyère Cheese
1 pinchSalt and Pepper

Instructions

1
Pour soup into bowls. (It's a good idea to place them in a tray so you can take them all out at once). Add toasts to each bowl and a nice big sprinkle of cheese. Place carefully in the oven for 10 minutes, or until cheese is crispy around the edges.
2
Remove from oven carefully and serve.
3
Slice 6 pieces of bread about 1 inch thick, and toast them at 250 F. for 15-20 minutes. Grate 1 pound of Gruyere and chop 4 large red onions into chunky pieces.
4
Add 4 tbsp. of butter to a large pot and melt. Add your chopped onions. Cook until soft and slightly browned, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 tsp. of thyme and sprinkle with fresh pepper. Mix with onions for 1 minute.
5
Pour ⅓ cup port wine or sherry into the onions and stir. Allow to reduce and caramelize for 5 minutes.
6
Once bread is done toasting, remove them and raise oven temperature to 450 F. Pour 6 cups of beef broth into the onions. Turn heat to high and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Taste first before adding salt, it may be perfect already. If not, begin with ½ a tsp. of salt and see if it can use a little more. Don't exceed 1 tsp.