2\u00a0 lb. onion
\n2 T. butter
\n2 t. olive oil
\nsalt and pepper
\n2 T. flour
\n4 c. beef stock or canned\u00a0 broth (2 cans)
\n1 c. water
\n2 T brandy
\n1\/2 loaf French bread
\n1\/2 lb Gruyere cheese about 2c. grated<\/p>\n
For easiest slicing, first cut the onions in half lengthwise, then set cut side down so they don’t roll. Cut into thin slices. In a Dutch oven, heat butter and oil over med. heat. Add onion, 1 t. salt, and 1\/2 t. pepper and stir. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are carmelized, about\u00a0 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir flour into onions. Bring to a bubble and cook 2-3 minutes. Slowly stir in stock, water, and brandy. Simmer partially covered, about 15 minutes. to blend flavors. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat oven to 325<\/strong> degrees. Cut bread into 4 thick slices. Place on a baking sheet and bake until dry, approximately 6\u00a0 minutes per\u00a0 side. Start broiler. Grate cheese. Pour soup into heat proof serving bowls. Put a piece of bread\u00a0 on top of each. Mound cheese on bread. Broil until golden brown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2\u00a0 lb. onion 2 T. butter 2 t. olive oil salt and pepper 2 T. flour 4 c. beef stock or canned\u00a0 broth (2 cans) 1 c. water 2 T brandy 1\/2 loaf French bread 1\/2 lb Gruyere cheese about 2c. grated For easiest slicing, first cut the onions in half lengthwise, then set cut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}