Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

By scottsdalejulie

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• 6 lbs onions, sliced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 14 cups beef stock
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• salt and pepper
• For 2 servings
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine (optional)
• 2 slices toasted crusty bread
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded gruyere cheese
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• Directions:
• Prep Time: 1 hr
• Total Time: 5 hrs
• 1 Over medium heat sauté the onion in butter until soft and translucent and caramel colour. Make this in 3 batches.
• 2 Place onions in slow cooker.
• 3 Deglaze cooking skillet with some of the beef stock;this is the secret to that taste.
• 4 Add to slow cooker along with the remaining beef broth (your own homemade or powdered mixed with boiling water).
• 5 Add Worcestershire sauce, thyme and bay leaf.
• 6 Cover; cook on High for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
• 7 Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf.
• 8 Divide soup into appropriate containers.
• 9 Seal and freeze.
• 10 When ready to enjoy your French Onion Soup.
• 11 Remove from freezer and place in a microwave dish with 2 tbsp sherry; heat for 5 minutes.
• 12 Add Parmesan cheese to your onion soup bowl. Place one slice of toasted bread over the cheese. Fill bowl with soup.
• 13 Top with shredded Gruyère cheese.
• 14 Place under broiler to melt your cheese.
• 15 Tip: When adding your ingredients to the slow cooker make sure they are all hot.
• 16 Use the processor to slice your onions. I once read 'If I use my food processor just to make onion soup it will be worth the cost".
• 17 Bon Appettit!
• Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/slow-cooker-french-onion-soup-268870#ixzz1DyQeU3Xt

Preparation

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