Basic French Onion Soup

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup salted butter
• four-6 yellow onions, finely sliced
• ¼ Tsp. flour
• ½ cup sherry
• five cups beef broth
• three sprigs fresh new thyme
• three sprigs refreshing parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 slices of a crusty French baguette
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded

Guidelines:

1. Preheat oven to 400
2. In a Dutch oven, melt butter in medium heat.
3. Insert onions to the pot and sprinkle with flour. Lower heat and cook for 45 minutes stirring from time to time. If the onions are cooking also promptly, minimize warmth.
4. When the onions are tender and golden in colour, de-glaze the pan with sherry.
5. Pour beef broth into the pot and bring to a boil in medium heat. Insert herbs, salt and pepper to style.
6. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Butter slices of French bread and bake in the oven for five-10 minutes until eventually very dry. Set to the side.
8. Clear away herb stalks and bay leaf.
9. Ladle soup portions into 4 small baking dishes. Top with crusty French bread and sprinkle with cheese. Position small baking dishes on a cookie sheet and bake uncovered at 400 for five-10 minutes until finally cheese is bubbling. Broil for 1 moment far more to brown the top.
10. Serve warm.
11. Serves 4