Recipe - French Onion Soup (Au Pied De Cochon Restaurant)

2 tablespoon Unsalted butter
One fourth cup Vegetable oil
3 One half pound Onions, thinly cut or sliced up
2 cup Dry wine
6 cup Chicken stock or canned
1 Lowsalt broth
12 1/2inch thick french bread
1 Baguette slices, toasted
1 cup Gruye're cheese (about 4 oz)

Melt butter with oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions, cover
and cook until lightly colored, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
Add wine and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Cook 5 minutes.
Add browned bits. Cook 5 minutes. Add stock and bring to simmer. Simmer
uncovered 1One half hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Can be
prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before
continuing. Preheat broiler. Ladle soup into boilerproof bowls. Top with
slices of toasted French bread. Sprinkle with grated Gruyere cheese. Broil
until cheese melts. Serve immediately. SOURCE: Bon Appetit Favorite
Restaurant Recipes Volume II Shared by Cate Vanicek

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V5 #021 by lena36@juno.com (Lena P Mitchell) on
Jan 20, 1998