Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 Vidalia onions or other sweet onions; 3 red onions [See Note 1]; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt (, more or less to taste); 1 teaspoon black pepper; 4 cloves garlic (, minced); 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons Cognac [See Note 2]; 1/2 to 1 cup white wine [See Note 3]; 6 cups low sodium beef cooking stock [See Note 4]; 2 thyme sprigs ((or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)); 2 bay leaves; 9 sprigs parsley; 1 1/2 cups Gruyere (, Emmental (regular) Swiss, Fontina, or Jack cheese, grated or sliced [See Note 5]); Artisan bread (, like French baguette, croutons, or rusks)