LANCE'S FRENCH ONION SOUP

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A proven, favorite recipe for the best French Onion soup ever. White Zinfindel goes great with this soup, too. You can double the recipe pretty easy, and I even tripled it once. Make sure to keep the sugar down, if you do.

Provided by Lance Mertz

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Onion Soup Recipes French Onion Soup Recipes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

5 onions, thinly sliced
6 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 pound shredded Swiss cheese
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ cup white wine
salt and pepper to taste
1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, sliced

Steps:

In a medium stock pot, heat beef broth over medium-high heat.
In a saute pan, add butter and oil and cook over medium-high heat. Once heated, add onions and stir, until onions are tender and transparent. Stir in sugar.
Add onions to heated broth, stir and let simmer for 20 minutes.
Add wine and season with salt and pepper, simmer for 10 minutes.
Pour soup mixture into individual serving bowls and place a slice of bread on top, making sure bread gets well soaked. Place shredded cheese on top of bread and broil, 3 inches below heat, until cheese bubbles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 664.3 calories, Carbohydrate 56.1 g, Cholesterol 84 mg, Fat 33.1 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 32.7 g, SaturatedFat 18.2 g, Sodium 1463.2 mg, Sugar 7.7 g