French Onion Soup

By d_s1

Ingredients

• 8 medium onions, sliced
• 3/4 cup butter
• 10 cups brown stock (7 beef & 3 chicken bouillon cubes, dissolved in 10 cups boiling water)
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbsp sherry (optional)
• toasted rounds of bread
• grated or sliced mozzarella cheese

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Sauté onions in butter until pale gold. Do not brown. Add them to hot stock. Add pepper and sherry. Heat. When ready to serve put soup in oven-proof soup dishes, top with a bread round. Cover with cheese. Brown under broiler; watch carefully. Makes about 8 servings, depending on size of soup dishes.