Three Onion Soup Gratinee

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 medium sweet onions, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 2 medium red onions, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 2 medium yellow onions, cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups beef stock, unsalted
• 3 1/2 cups chicken stock, unsalted
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
• salt and pepper
• 8 slices baguette, cut 1/2 inch thick and toasted
• 1 1/2 cups gouda cheese, coarsely grated

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, melt butter oven medium-low heat.
• 2 add all the onions along with 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• 3 saute until onions turn a nice golden brown or caramelize, about 25 minutes.
• 4 stir occasionally to prevent the onions from sticking to the pan.
• 5 when onions are brown, add the flour and stir until it disappears.
• 6 turn heat to medium-high and add both stocks and the thyme.
• 7 bring to a boil, lower the heat to low, cover and cook until soup is slightly thickened and is a medium-brown in color.
• 8 this should take about 1-hour, taste and adjust seasonings as necessary for personal taste.
• 9 preheat the broiler and ladle soup into broiler-proof bowls.
• 10 place 1 slice of toast in each bowl and top with the cheese.
• 11 heat under the broiler about 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is brown and bubbling.
• 12 serve immediately.