Tuscan Onion Soup

By lromito

Ingredients

• 2 T. butter
• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 1/2 pd. white onions peeled, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 tomato seeded, diced 1/2 cup
• 4 cups low salt chikcen broth
• 1 oz. thinly sliced prosciutto chopped plus 4 slices
• 1/2 t. fresh thyme or 1/4 dried

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter with oil in heave large pot. Add onions and saute until golden brown abut 20 min.

Add wine, simmer until wine evaporates about 4 min.

Add tomato and saute 1 min. Remove from heat
Transfer 1 cup onion misture to blender. Add 1 cup chicken broth and puree until smooth. Return to pot. Add remaining 3 cups broth, chopped prosciutto and thyme. Bring soup to boil
REduce heat to medium low aver, and simmer for 30 min.

Preheat broiler. Place 4 prosciutto slices on baking sheet. Sprinkle each with 1 T. cheese. Broil until cheese melts and bubbles and prosciutto is crispy about 1 min. Cut each slice into 6 pieces. Ladle soupinto bowls and top with prosciutto pieces.