Caramelized Onion And Shiitake Soup With Gruyere-Blue Cheese
- SOUP
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 cups sliced yellow onions (about 2 lbs)
- 5 cups sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 10 oz whole mushrooms)
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
- 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free less-sodium beef broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- TOASTS
- 12 slices French baguettes, cut 1/2 in thick toasted
- 1/4 cup grated gruyere cheese
- 1/4 cup crumbled gorgonzola
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- SOUP: Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and saute 15 minutes or until almost tender, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and cook 40 minutes or until onions are a deep golden brown. Stir occasionally.
- Increase heat to medium, add mushrooms, and cook 10 minutes or until they are tender. Stir frequently. Stir in garlic and thyme sprigs and cook for 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add wine to pan. Cook 2 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add both cans of broth to pan and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in salt & pepper and discard thyme sprigs.
- TOASTS: Preheat broiler. Arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Top each piece with 1 tsp Gruyere and 1 tsp Gorgonzola. Broil 2 minutes or until cheese has melted. Sprinkle a little chopped thyme over each piece of toast.
- TO SERVE: Ladle about 1 cup of soup into each of 6 bowls and top each serving with 2 pieces of toast.
soup, olive oil, yellow onions, shiitake mushroom, garlic, thyme, white wine, chicken broth, beef broth, salt, fresh ground pepper, baguettes, gruyere cheese, gorgonzola, thyme
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caramelized-onion-and-shiitake-soup-with-gruyere-blue-cheese-360004 (may not work)