French Onion Soup - Chef's Mandala

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp butter (salted)
• 2 large onion (Vidalias / sweet) sliced thinly
• 1 onion (shallot) sliced thinly
• 2 garlic (cloves) sliced thinly
• 6 cups beef stock
• 1 bouquet garni of 3 sprigs thyme and one bayleaf
• 1 tsp salt (kosher)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (fine)
• 8 oz comte cheese sliced into 8 equal slices
• 1/4 Tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
• 1 baguette cut into thick, diagonal slices