Nelsons

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Sunday, January 11, 2015

French Onion Soup

My husband was less than excited about this dinner but then he said it wasn't too bad. Plus when you add bread and toasted cheese it makes anything better.  I made a half recipe since it was just the two of us.  It would feed about three people.  If you have more than that just double the recipe.

1 cup of white wine
2 onions
4 tablespoons of butter
2 cups of beef broth
1 teaspoon of chicken base
1 bagette
1 tablespoon of thyme or 1 teapoon of fresh thyme
3-4 cloves of garlic
4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
salt if needed
Finely dice up the onions.  I like small bites but you can just slice pole to pole too if you want bigger pieces. Melt butter in a medium sauce pan and add onions and cook until very tender about 10-15 minutes.
Place pan in a 400 degree oven with lid slight ajar and roast for an hour.  Stirring occasionally. When golden to brown in color add in a cup of wine and bring to a simmer on the stove

Zest in the garlic and add in thyme and Worcestershire sauce and broth. Bring to a simmer and then add the chicken base and 2 cups of water.  Then simmer for 45 minutes.
Slice up the baguette and place a double layer of Swiss cheese and place under the broiler until bubbly and golden brown.
Ladle the soup into a bowl and top with cheesy bread.

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