Name: French Onion Soup
Ingredients: 6 cups thinly sliced onions; ¼ cup butter; 2 Tablespoons butter ((for toast)); 5 cups beef stock; 3-4 oz. red or white wine ((optional)); 6 thick slices French bread; 1 ½ cups grated Swiss cheese ((six ounces))

French Onion Soup

This easy and delicious soup has been a star at the Kimball Museum in Fort Worth, Texas for as long as I can remember. You can fix it at home, grab a corner table with a checkered tablecloth, put a beret on your head, and you will be transported to a French bistro. Bon Appetit!

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French Onion Soup

Yield: 6 cups Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

6 cups thinly sliced onions
¼ cup butter
2 Tablespoons butter (for toast)
5 cups beef stock
3-4 oz. red or white wine (optional)
6 thick slices French bread
1 ½ cups grated Swiss cheese (six ounces)

Instructions

Cook the sliced onions in ¼ cup butter over low heat, stirring frequently until they are golden brown. This will take about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with a little flour, and when this is well blended, gradually add the beef stock.
Bring the soup to a boil, stirring constantly.
Lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Add the wine at the last, if you like, and taste for seasoning.
Butter the bread and toast it under the broiler or in a hot skillet.
To serve the soup gratin, put the soup in ovenproof bowls then add the toasted bread.
Top with grated Swiss cheese and broil until the cheese begins to brown.