Wishes Granted: French Onion Soup

I received a list of requests recently and have a chance to fulfill them. So here we go.

French Onion Soup

1 large sweet onion like a Walla Walla Sweet
4 cups Beef Broth (good quality)
optional: splash of red wine
Slices of provolone, gruyere or swiss cheese
French bread (home made preferred)
butter, salt, garlic

Slice onion thin. Transfer to a pot and sauté with a large chunk of butter until they are translucent and soft. Add beef broth and wine. Add a little garlic and simmer for 15 minutes. Pour each serving into a deep bowl, add a slice of bread on top. Top with cheese of choice and broil 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

Here is another recipe I found handwritten in the ratty handwritten cookbook without a cover.

French Onion Soup
1/4 cup butter
2 lbs onion sliced thin
2 large cloves sliced garlic
2 TBS brown sugar
4 cups beef stock
1/4 cup dry sherry
2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp pepper
1 bay leaf
salt
1 cup Swiss cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

that's all it says. But I figure the execution is something like: brown onion and garlic in butter. Add rest of ingredients except for cheese and simmer for 30 minutes. Ladle into individual soup bowls, add slice of bread and cheese on top. Broil for 5 minutes.