French Onion Soup

By á-100902

Ingredients

• 3 pounds yellow onions, cut into 1/8-inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt, plus more as needed
• 1 pinch sugar
• 8 cups water , plus more as needed
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 baguette , crusty
• 8 ounces Gruyère cheese-I sliced it thick and placed it over the top of the crock…..the cheese melted mostly into the soup and a little off to the sides, but it created a thick, even layer this way.

Details

Preparation time 120mins
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat.

2. Add the onions, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and sugar. Toss to evenly coat. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

3. Take the cover off, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are lightly browned (about 90 minutes).

4. Stir every 5 minutes and add water (a tablespoon at a time to loosen up the dark brown stuff that forms on the bottom of the pan).

5. Continue until onions are an even dark brown color, about 30 minutes.

6. Add the flour and stir for two minutes.
7. Add 8 cups water and thyme to the onions and bring to a boil.
8. Lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
9. Add white wine and simmer 10 minutes longer.
10. Add salt to taste.

11. Heat oven to 325. and adjust a rack to the upper middle position.
12. Cut baguette into 3/4 inch slices and arrange on a cookie sheet.
13. Bake about 10 minutes. Remove bread slices and set aside.

14. Heat broiler and place 6 heatproof bowls in a baking sheet. Fill each bowl with about 2 cups of soup. Top each with two baguette slices and evenly distribute cheese slices over the bread. Broil until well browned and bubbly, about ten minutes. Cool for five minutes before serving.