Sedona Orchards' French Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs onions, julienne cut (about 9 large)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup wine
• 8 cups beef consomme
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 8 slices sourdough bread
• 8 slices swiss cheese
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, saute onions in butter until brown.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the brown sugar and wine. stir constantly until mixture is reduced by about 80 percent. watch carefully that it doesn't turn to caramel!
• 4 add reduction to large pan with beef consomme.
• 5 bring to a boil and stir in the sauted onions, salt and pepper.
• 6 simmer for 30 minutes.
• 7 for maximum flavor, this soup is better if you immediately cool and then reheat just before serving.
• 8 to serve, spoon 6 to 8 ounes of soup in an ovenproof bowl, place a slice of sourdough bread over the soup and sliced swiss cheese over the bread.
• 9 place under broiler until the cheese is melted.
• 10 serve immediately.