Description
Made with yellow onions, shallots, and leeks, this triple onion soup with sherry and white wine is true, cheesy comfort food.
Ingredients
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- 3 Tbsp butter (unsalted)
- 3 cups yellow onion (about 2–3 onions, sliced thin)
- 2 cups leeks (about 3 leeks, white and light green part only, washed thoroughly and sliced thin)
- 3–4 shallots (sliced thin)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 3/4 cup dry white wine (I used Sauvignon blanc)
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- 4 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 4–6 slices of baguette (may need more slices to cover the whole top of the soup, toasted in the oven until golden brown and crisp)
- 1 lb Gruyere cheese (grated)
- Thyme leaves (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium high heat, melt the butter. Once heated, add all of the onions and garlic. Stir to coat them in the butter and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Once the onions start to break down, lower the heat to medium low and cook, stirring frequently and scraping up any brown bits on the bottom as to not burn, until the onions are golden brown, anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour (or longer, depending). Season liberally with salt and pepper.
- Deglaze the pan with the sherry and bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the wine and cook 2-3 minutes longer until the alcohol has had a chance to cook off. Add the bay leaf and sprigs of thyme, followed by the stock and raise the heat and bring the soup to a simmer. Lower the heat and cook for 15 minutes, uncovered.
- To serve, pre heat the broiler to high. Discard the bay leaf and thyme sprig, and ladle the soup into 4 oven-proof crocks. Top with the toasts (use 1-2 depending upon how much soup the slices cover, but don’t overlap) and then sprinkle the cheese on top. Broil until the cheese is melted and starting to turn golden brown. Remove from the oven and garnish with thyme. Serve immediately.
- Category: Main, Side