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French Onion Soup

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 yellow onions thinly sliced
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 3 T. butter
  • 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ tsp kosher salt taste before adding more-add up to a total of 2 tsp
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsp flour to help thicken slightly
  • Splash of dry sherry
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 parmesan rind small piece
  • 1 ½ T. dry sherry added at the end
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Caramelize the onions in the butter and oil with salt.
  • Stir in the minced garlic and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Sprinkle in 2 tsp flour, stir well to coat the onions, and cook 1–2 minutes.
  • Deglaze with a splash of Sherry
  • Add chicken broth and beef broth gradually while stirring, so the flour dissolves smoothly.
  • Add Worcestershire and rind .
  • Simmer gently for 20–25 minutes so flavors meld.
  • Add dry sherry right at the end for brightness.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning with pepper and the extra salt only if needed.