French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 12 black peppercorns; 6 large sprigs of thyme; 8 pounds about 8 large yellow onions; 8 tablespoons 1 stick unsalted butter; Kosher salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons all purpose flour; 3 1/2 quarts 14 cups Beef Stock (see Making Stock); Freshly ground black pepper; Sherry wine vinegar or white wine/champagne vinegar; 1 baguette (about 2 1/2 inches in diameter); Olive oil; 6 to 12 slices 1/8 inch thick aged Comte or Emmentaler cheese (at least 4 inches square); 1 1/2 cups grated aged Comte or Emmentaler cheeses (or a combination)

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Onion soup is such a classic, comforting and warm dish. It’s deceptively simple. Onions, stock, bread, and cheese. When you make it right you will know it,

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Ingredients

2 bay leaves
12 black peppercorns
6 large sprigs of thyme
8 pounds about 8 large yellow onions
8 tablespoons 1 stick unsalted butter
Kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons all purpose flour
3 1/2 quarts 14 cups Beef Stock (see Making Stock)
Freshly ground black pepper
Sherry wine vinegar or white wine/champagne vinegar
1 baguette (about 2 1/2 inches in diameter)
Olive oil
6 to 12 slices 1/8 inch thick aged Comte or Emmentaler cheese (at least 4 inches square)
1 1/2 cups grated aged Comte or Emmentaler cheeses (or a combination)