French Onion (pain in the bunion but worth it) Soup

French onion (pain in the bunion but worth it) soup

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 3 large thinly sliced onions
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 1/3 cup dry cooking sherry
• 6 cups reduced sodium chicken stock
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 2 tsp. soy sauce
• 8- 3/4 ” slices of french baguette
• gruya cheese sliced for the top (I used mozzarella)

Directions:

1. butter and oil in skillet, add onions and salt cover and cook for 5 minutes.
2. add sugar and cook for 15 mins until golden (watch the color not the clock)
3. add flour, reduce to medium/low and cook for 2 mins
4. add sherry and cook for 2 minutes (scrape bottom of pan) (it should look really gooey at this point)
5. put in saucepan, add stock and pepper and boil
6. reduce to low and simmer covered for 10 mins
7. add soy
8. bread slices on baking sheet and bake 7 mins each side (350)
9. put soup in oven safe bowl, slice of bread on top with cheese on top of that, broil for 2 minutes until bubbly
10. cool and serve.