Rumor has it that years ago a beautiful French woman named Marie was so desperate for a divorce from her husband, but he would not consent. So to annoy him, she started cooking with the food that he hated most, onions. She put them in everything - sandwiches, salads, breads and yes, soup. Unfortunately, the plan backfired because the soup was so delicious, her husband asked for it everyday. And as you can imagine, he never left. There's a moral in there somewhere, I just can't find it.
Ingredients
3 lbs yellow onions halved & thinly sliced
1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 large cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt & ground pepper
3 tablespoons sherry wine
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, leaves only 3/4 inch
5 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons soy
French bread (day old if possible) cut into 3/4” thick slices, if using fresh: cut into 3/4 slices as well and put into a 350 oven about 10 minutes
One pound Gruyere or Swiss Cheese, grated on the larger holes of a box grater
Directions
Melt butter & oil in a large pan on medium/high heat and put in onions and let cook - stirring often until they soften a lot and begin to darken but without burning - about 25 minutes
Push onions out of a corner of the pan, add a teaspoon more oil and the garlic - let sit about 45 seconds then mix
Add sherry, let sizzle & steam a minute or so, and then put in thyme, soy and broth - keep on a low simmer for 30 minutes
When ready, ladle into soup bowls, top with a slice or 2 of the bread, then add a lot of cheese to each
Place on a baking sheet, then under broiler about 8 inches (below) until brown & bubbly