French Onion And Wild Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 large onions, thinly sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground thyme
• salt and pepper
• 1 (32 ounce) chicken broth or 1 (32 ounce) beef broth
• 1 (1 ounce) dried wild mushrooms, mixed
• 2 cups water
• 1/4-1/3 cup dry sherry (eyeball it)
• 4 thick slices crusty bread
• 1 large garlic clove, halved
• 1/2 lb gruyere cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy soup pot, melt the butter with the olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-heat. stir in the onions, bay leaf and thyme. season with salt and pepper. cook until the onions are softened and browned, 25 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring the chicken broth, mushrooms and 2 cups water to a boil. lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. using a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms and slice.
• 3 preheat the broiler. pour the sherry into the onions and cook over medium heat, scraping up any browned bits. stir in the mushrooms and hot broth.
• 4 toast the bread under the broiler, rub with the garlic and top with the cheese. broil until melted. ladle the soup into bowls and serve with the toasts.