French Onion Soup
Serves 10 – 12
Soup:
¼ cup butter
2 lb. thinly sliced yellow onions
1 Tbsp. flour
2 quarts chicken or beef stock
salt & pepper to taste
2 cups dry white wine
French bread
Parmesan cheese, coarsely grated
Melt the butter and cook the onions slowly in an uncovered saucepan until they are transparent and golden. Add the flour and stir, cook for 3 minutes longer. Add the stock and simmer for 30 minutes or longer. Season with salt and pepper, add wine.
Serve in soup bowls over the rounds of bread. Pass the Parmesan cheese.
French bread:
1 loaf French bread, cut into 1” slices
oil
a cut clove of garlic
Bake cut slices at 325º 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cover each slice with oil after 15 minutes and finish baking, then rub with garlic clove.
©Sally Bernstein, 2006