French Onion Soup

This broth is so simple and flavorful! Eat it alone for a healthy, broth based soup, add cheese and croutons to make it a classic French Onion Soup, or use it as a delicious and rich base for any soup.

Ingredients

• 3 yellow onions
• red wine (merlot or cabernet)
• chicken stock
• garlic (4 cloves)
• olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• dried thyme
• dried italian seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 slices whole grain bread (toasted)

Slice three onions for soup. Warm oil in pot and add onions. Close and allow to steam, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Add salt to begin caramelizing onions.

Remove lid. Add garlic, crushed, and the dried seasonings. Saute onions without lid and until they begin to get browned. Add 1/2 cup of wine and deglaze the yummy bits off of the bottom of the pot. Add chicken stock and pepper. Bring to boil.

Remove a cup of broth and add cubed bread. Blend with an emulsion blender. Add thickened broth back to soup. Mix to combine.

At this point you can either...

• let set and cool then enjoy
• add cheese and croutons then broil
• use as a base for a delicious soup!