Three Onion Soup

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 large onions, thinly sliced
• 6 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 leeks, part only,thinly sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 8 cups beef broth or 8 cups chicken broth (or a combination)
• 8 slices french bread
• 6 ounces swiss cheese, grated divided
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup red wine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 add oil to dutch oven and heat.
• 2 add onion, green onions and leeks and saute until translucent.
• 3 mix in flour to make a roux and saute until mixture just starts to turn golden.
• 4 add broth, wine (if used) and nutmeg.
• 5 at this point taste the broth for flavor and seasoning. if the broth used does not meet your expectations, add a chicken or beef bullion cube or 1/2 teaspoon of chicken or beef base.
• 6 taste the broth again and make adjustments until you are satisfied with the intensity of flavor and the seasoning.
• 7 stir and simmer on low heat for 25 minutes
• 8 spoon into bowls that can be placed under the broiler, top with french bread and cheese.
• 9 place bowls in the broiler and broil until cheese melts and is bubbly.