French Onion Soup

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 ⁄4 cup (1⁄2 stick) butter
• 2 pounds yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 ⁄2 cup dry white wine or water
• 5 1⁄2 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 6 to 12 slices French bread
• 1 ⁄2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from kitchenaid.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Set KitchenAid® Multi-Cooker to Soup setting. Add butter; melt on Soup/Step 1. Add onions; cover and cook 15 minutes or until onions are transparent, stirring with KitchenAid® Stir Tower set on intermittent 2-minute setting.

2 Add sugar; cover and cook 10 minutes. Press button for Soup/Step 2; add wine and bring to a boil.

3 Press button for Soup/Step 3 and set Stir Tower to intermittent 20-minute setting. Add broth; cover and cook 2 hours or until onions are tender. Turn off Multi-Cooker.

4 Preheat broiler. Ladle soup into individual broiler-proof soup bowls; top with bread and cheese. Place bowls on baking sheet; broil until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Makes 6 servings