French Onion Soup Recipe | Eat This Not That

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp butter
• 5 medium onions (a mix of yellow and red is ideal)
• sliced
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 cups low-sodium beef broth (Chicken and vegetable broths are fine
• too
• but beef broth is best for bringing out the rich meatiness of the onions.)
• 1⁄2 cup dry red wine
• 4 or 5 sprigs fresh thyme (optional)
• Freshly cracked pepper
• 4 slices of baguette or sourdough bread
• 1⁄2 cup shredded Swiss cheese