French Onion Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter - (1/2 stick)
6		Onions - (abt 3 lbs) - sliced
6		Garlic cloves - sliced
1/2 cup	118ml	Dry white wine
3 cups	711ml	Canned low-salt chicken broth
3 cups	711ml	Canned beef broth
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dijon mustard
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
4		Sourdough bread slices - toasted
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Grated Swiss cheese
1/2 cup	118ml	Grated Parmesan

Recipe Instructions

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and saute until very tender and brown, about 45 minutes. Add wine and simmer until reduced to glaze, about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, beef broth and mustard. Simmer 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate. Return soup to simmer before continuing.)

Preheat broiler. Ladle soup into broiler-proof bowls. Top each with slice of toast and grated cheeses. Broil until cheeses melt and bubble.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, May 1991

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