Classic French Onion Soup - Karen's Way

Name: Classic French Onion Soup - Karen's Way
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided; I use organic); 6 medium caps shiitake mushrooms (cleaned and thinly sliced, about ¾ cup); 4 large onions (peeled and sliced thinly, I use half yellow and half sweet Maui - About 8 cups sliced); 1 tablespoon flour (use gluten free flour if preferred); 1/2 cup white wine (a good dry one); 2 tablespoons port wine; 3 branches fresh thyme; 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper; 3 cups vegetable broth* (preferably homemade ); 2 cups chicken broth (homemade is preferred; use all vegetable broth for vegetarian version); 8 small slices baguette (¾” wide, or 4 wider slices ); 1 medium garlic clove (peeled, cut in half); 1 cup Gruyere cheese (coarsely grated, about 4 ounces)

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Oh-La-La ~ Warm up with a Classic Crock of Onion Soup with a Secret Ingredient - Shiitake Mushrooms! Using Vegetable & Chicken Broths - no beef broth.

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided; I use organic)
6 medium caps shiitake mushrooms (cleaned and thinly sliced, about ¾ cup)
4 large onions (peeled and sliced thinly, I use half yellow and half sweet Maui - About 8 cups sliced)
1 tablespoon flour (use gluten free flour if preferred)
1/2 cup white wine (a good dry one)
2 tablespoons port wine
3 branches fresh thyme
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
3 cups vegetable broth* (preferably homemade )
2 cups chicken broth (homemade is preferred; use all vegetable broth for vegetarian version)
8 small slices baguette (¾” wide, or 4 wider slices )
1 medium garlic clove (peeled, cut in half)
1 cup Gruyere cheese (coarsely grated, about 4 ounces)