French Onion Soup

I love French Onion Soup and people always say how easy it is to make on your own. I saw the grocery store had sale on onions and decided to try this recipe I found on the Food Network. I changed the recipe a little bit to make it lower in fat and I cooked it a little longer to bring out the flavor of the onion.

The end product tasted very good. It was really easy to make. The only hard part was cutting all the onions with tears coming out from my eyes. Also, I was a little surprised how many onion were needed in this recipe.


Ingredients
* 8 onions, sliced
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 8 cups beef stock
* 1/4 cup dry white wine
* 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1 bay leaf
* Salt and pepper
* 1 loaf French bread
* 2 cups grated Gruyere

Directions

1) Saute onions and garlic in oil over low heat until tender and golden yellow. Sprinkle flour over onions, cook a few minutes more, browning the flour well. Add stock and wine and bring to a boil, add thyme and bay leaf. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer gently for 60 minutes or so. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

2) Meanwhile, slice French bread into 3/4-inch slices and butter both sides. Toast slices on griddle until golden brown. Ladle soup into an ovenproof bowl, add toasted bread and cover with cheese. Place ovenproof bowl on a baking sheet lined with tin foil. Bake at 350 degrees F or 5 minutes under a hot broiler.

Original recipe from food network.