Caramelized Onion Soup with Blue Cheese Croutons | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
• 4 onions halved and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) dry sherry or red wine
• 4 cups (1 L) reduced-sodium beef stock
• 1 cup (250 mL) water
• 1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream
• Croutons
• 4 to 6 -1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices baguette
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) crumbled Canadian blue cheese softened