French Onion Soup

French onion soup was a favorite of my mother's. She ordered it if it was on the menu when she and my dad went out to eat and she also made it at home. She had these cute little earthenware bowls that she ladled the homemade soup into and topped the bowls with Swiss cheese that she melted under the broiler. Even though it is June, today is chilly and in my current DIY mode, I plan on making some French onion soup.

 

Ingredients

 

1/4 cup unsalted butter

 

3 tablespoons olive oil

 

4 cups slivered onions

 

4 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth

 

2 tablespoons dry sherry

 

1 teaspoon dried thyme

 

salt and pepper to taste

 

4 slices crusty bread

 

8 slices Swiss cheese

 

Directions

 

Melt butter with olive oil in a stock pot on medium heat. Add onions and continually stir until translucent. Do not brown the onions. Add beef broth, sherry and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes. Heat the oven broiler. Ladle soup into oven safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each. Layer each slice of bread with a slice of Swiss cheese. Place bowls on cookie sheet and place under broiler until cheese browns slightly.