French Onion Soup

It's a cool day here in southern Minnesota, so I decided to make a family favorite, French Onion Soup. Even my 7 year old loves it.









Ingredients

• 5 large Vidalia (sweet) onions


• 1 heaping tablespoon of minced garlic


• 2 tablespoons butter


• 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil


• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar


• 8 cups beef stock


• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper


• 1 teaspoon dried Thyme leaves


• 1 teaspoon ground Sage


• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper


• 1/2 cup White cooking wine


• 3/4 cup cooking Sherry


• Parmesan Cheese (shredded) as garnish

Slice onions in half and then cut into strips. Saute onion and garlic in the butter and olive oil in a large frying pan, until the onions are translucent. Sprinkle the sugar into the onions and garlic and stir.

While the onions are cooking down, in a large stock pot, combine beef stock, white pepper, Thyme, Sage and ground black pepper. Bring to a boil.

Once the onions are done, add them to the boiling broth. Then add the White wine and sherry. Turn the heat back to medium and let cook for half an hour.

Serve in soup bowls garnished with shredded (real) Parmesan Cheese.

The thing I love about making this soup is the aroma that rises up just after I add the wine and Sherry. If I could bottle it, I'd wear it as perfume.