COMPANY ONION SOUP

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 4 lg. sweet or Walla Walla onions, sliced
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 6 c. beef broth, divided
• 2 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 thick slices French bread
• Additional unsalted butter
• Garlic salt or 1 garlic clove, halved
• 1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

Instructions:

In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Saute onions until tender. Sprinkle sugar over onions. Reduce

heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add 3 cups broth; simmer 15

minutes. Add remaining broth, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes.

Meanwhile, spread both sides of the bread with additional butter; sprinkle with garlic salt or rub with the cut-side of

garlic clove. Broil bread until golden brown, then turn and brown other side. Ladle soup into individual ovenproof

soup bowls. Float a slice of bred in each bowl and sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Serve immediately. Yields: 4 servings. The onions in this part of the country are superb, and this soup is proof. Try

it and see if your family enjoys this recipe as much as mine does.