french onion soup

cooking time 1hr
prep time 10 min
serves 4










adapted from A beautiful bowl of soup. Paulette Mitchell
This photo is of my mum peeling shallots when I went to visit her in France. I always buy shallots, red onions, and garlic in bulk straight from the producer. This fall I stocked up on these essentials at The Garlic Farm in Granby, CT.
Ingredients: 3 cups red onions
3 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup shallots
3 cloves garlic
3 Tbsp. butter
1 lb sweet onions
1Tbsp herbes de provence
salt and pepper
1/2 cup gruyere cheese
1 cup red wine

Melt butter in a heavy pot on medium heat. Add onions. Turn heat to medium low. cover and cook for approx. 25 min. Turn heat to medium. Take cover off cook for additional 15 min, stirring often. Add shallots and garlic. cook for two min. Add wine and set heat to medium high. Cook until liquid is gone. Add veg. stock and thyme. Boil. Turn down heat, cover and simmer, stir occasionally. for 20 min. Put soup into tureens, sprinkle with cheese and broil in oven for 2 min until cheese is bubbly and a little brown. Serve with bread.