FIVE-ONION SOUP

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Yield 4 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
3 shallots (about 3 ounces), thinly sliced
1 small yellow onion (about 5 ounces, thinly sliced)
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 green onions, chopped
1 leek (white and pale green parts only), chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
4 cups canned beef broth
2/3 cup dry sherry
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon minced garlic
4 slices French break
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices mozzarella cheese

Steps:

Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add shallots, all onions and leed; saute until golden, about 15 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon garlic and cloves; saute 1 minute. Stir in broth and Sherry. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Preheat broiler. Combine 2 tablespoons melted butter and 1 teaspoon garlic in small bowl. Place bread on baking sheet and brush with half of garlic butter. Broil bread until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Turn bread over and brush with remaining garlic butter. Broil until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle bread with Parmesan cheese. Preheat over to 500 degrees. Ladle soup in bowls. Top each bowl with 1 crouton. Place 1 slice of Swiss cheese and 1 slice of mozzarella cheese atop each crouton. Bake until soup is hot and cheese melts, about 10 minutes.