French Onion Soup

By pattynorman1947

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 6 med onions, thinly sliced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp fresh thyme, picked and chopped or poultry seasoning
• 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 6 cups beef stock
• 4 thick slices crusty bread, toasted
• 2 1/2 cups shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a deep pot over med to med high heat. work next to the stove to slice onions. Add oil and butter to the pot. Add onions to the pot as you slice them. When all the onions are in the pot, season with salt and pepper and 1 tsp fresh thyme. Cook onions 15 to 18 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender, sweet and caramel colored. Add bay leaf and sherry to the pot and deglaze the pan drippings. Add 6 cups stock and cover pot to bring soup up to a quick boil

Arrange 4 small, deep soup bowls or crocks on a cookie sheet. Preheat broiler too high. Once soup
reaches a boil, ladle ise. Sprinkle remaining fresh thyme on cheese and place cookie sheet with soup bowls on it under hot broiler until cheese melts and bubbles