Spectacular French Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 large onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 slices french bread
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter with olive oil. cook onions in mixture, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes, until very soft, translucent and brown on the edges.
• 2 sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir to combine. pour in beef broth, wine and water with bay leaves. bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 20 to 30 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven broiler.
• 4 toast the bread slices. ladle the soup into 6 ovenproof bowls and place the bowls on a baking sheet. place a toasted slice of bread over each bowl and top with swiss cheese.
• 5 place bowls under broiler until cheese is melted.