French Onion Soup

For those of you that are on Facebook, I wanted to make this recipe based on one in Cafe'World. I wasn't so sure how it would come out, but we shall find out.

Serves 6, but I broke the recipe in half to serve two of us.

Health Info:

Calories: 449 / Total fat: 15g / Cholesterol: 36 mg

Ingredients:

4 onions, chopped (sweet onions)
3 tbspns butter
3 tbspns all-purpose flour
1 tspn ground black pepper
1 tspn white sugar
3 (10.5 oz cans) beef broth
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 tspn dried parsley
1/4 tspn dried thyme
1 cup white wine
1 french baguette cut into 1/2 inch slices
8oz, shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, saute the onions in the butter or margarine for 10 minutes, or until onions are tender. Stir in the flour, ground black pepper and the sugar to form a pasty mixture.
2. Now add the beef broth, water, parsley and thyme and simmer for 10 minutes, Then add the wine and simmer for 10 more minutes.
3. Preheat oven to broil.
4. Fill individual oven safe bowls 3/4 full with the soup. Place a slice of bread on top of the soup and cover with the cheese. Place bowls in the oven.
5. Broil in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly (see first picture for finished product)

Outcome: This dish was amazing. I used one yellow and one sweet onion. I think I'll use both sweet onions next time. I bought the bowls from The Dollar General. My husband thought I bought this dish from the frozen food section, as opposed to making it. He loved it.

:: Tip ::
Keep onions in the fridge to avoid tearing up.
Add flour, sugar, and pepper in a bowl to avoid moving around much.