Onion Soup With Portabella Swiss Cheese Topping

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 portabella mushrooms
• 2 sweet onions (large)
• 12 cup sherry wine (sweet)
• 32 ounces beef broth
• 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce (sweet)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 12 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 12 tablespoon basil (fresh, chopped)
• 12 teaspoon thyme (dried)
• 2 cups swiss cheese (shredded)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)

1. Clean portabella mushrooms and remove gills by gently scraping them out with a teaspoon.
2. In a skillet melt 2 tablespoons of butter and saute mushrooms until tender.
3. Slice each mushroom into bite sized pieces, divide into 4 piles (set aside).
4. Clean and slice onions.
5. In stock pot, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and saute onions until caramelized stirring frequently (about 2 hours on low).
6. Add sherry, cook for 4-5 minutes on medium high heat or until you can't smell the alcohol odor anymore.
7. (stirring frequently).
8. Add beef broth, barbeque sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, basil, thyme and bring to a boil for 1 minute, then reduce to simmer for 10 minutes.
9. Use 4 oven proof bowls and ladle soup into each bowl.
10. Place one pile of chopped mushrooms in each soup bowl and top with 1/2 cup Swiss cheese.
11. Broil until cheese is bubbly.
12. Remove from oven.
13. Salt & pepper to taste.
14. Enjoy!

butter, portabella mushrooms, sweet onions, sherry wine, beef broth, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, basil, thyme, swiss cheese, salt, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/onion-soup-with-portabella-swiss-cheese-topping-454910 (may not work)