French Onion Soup

This is the traditional French onion soup. It has browned onions, rich beef broth, and melted Gruyere cheese. This soup, which has been slow-cooked to perfection, is the best way to stay warm on a cold day.

Ingredients:

• 4 large onions, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 cups beef broth
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Baguette slices
• Gruyere cheese, grated

Instructions:

Mix butter and olive oil in a big pan over medium-low heat

To make the onions caramelize, add them and cook for about 20 minutes

Add sugar to the onions and keep cooking until they are a deep golden brown color

After you add the minced garlic, cook for two more minutes

Put the onions that have been caramelized in a slow cooker

Add the white wine and beef broth, along with the bay leaf and thyme

Add pepper and salt to taste

Put the lid on top and set the heat to low

Warm up the oven broiler before serving

Put soup into bowls that can go in the oven

Add slices of baguette and Gruyere cheese on top

Heat up the broiler and put the bowls under it until the cheese melts and bubbles

Enjoy while hot