French Onion Soup

Ingredients:
• 2 quart Julienned onions
• 1 cup cabernet red wine
• 2 tbsp beef base
• ½ tsp thyme
• 1 quart water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Toast points
• Swiss cheese
 
Directions:
1. Caramelize onions
2. Add in remaining ingredients except toast points and Swiss cheese.
3. Bring to a boil; then simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Ladle soup into crock, top with toast points and Swiss cheese.
5. Place in oven until cheese melts.
 
 
This ubiquitous seasonal soup, when done right, tastes like the best part of a fall forest in a bowl — warm, unctuous, cheesy. And the new guys at Green Goat get it right.
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