Bab's French Onion Soup | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 medium onions, sliced into 1/4-inch rings
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
• 6 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup port
• 2 cups Gruyère or Comte cheese, grated
• 6 slices crusty bread, cut 3/4-inch-thick
• parsley, optional, to taste, for garnish