French Onion Soup

Sliced onions, sauteed in butter, are cooked with chicken broth, white wine and a little cognac, then served in individual crocks with cheese-topped slices of toasted French bread.

Ingredients:

• 4 onions, thinly sliced
• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. EACH of thyme and dried parsley
• 1 qt. chicken stock or broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 Tbsp. cognac
• French bread, sliced
• Freshly grated cheese of choice

Directions:

Saute onions in butter until onions are limp. Add flour, salt, pepper, garlic and sugar. Cook over medium heat until flour mixture is golden brown. Add parsley, thyme, chicken stock, wine and cognac. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Toast slices of French bread, spread with butter, sprinkle generously with freshly grated cheese and place in ovenproof soup crocks. Pour soup into crocks, add more grated cheese; place under broiler until cheese is melted.

Number of Servings: 6