Easy French Onion Soup

• Soup
• 1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
• 4 Large Sweet Yellow Onions
• 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon Ground Sea Salt
• 3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
• 32 ounces Carton Low Sodium Beef Broth
• 14.5 ounces Can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• 1 tablespoon Ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Steak Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Finely Ground Black Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Sea Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Dried Thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Hot Sauce
• Garnish
• French Bread
• Freshly Shredded Cheese

1. Liberally grease a crockpot with butter.
2. Peel and slice each onion in half, and then thinly slice each half with a sharp knife or mandoline.
3. Place the sliced onions in a crockpot with olive oil and sea salt; mix well.
4. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low heat.
5. Place the onions in a large Dutch oven over high heat.
6. Cook for two minutes and then sprinkle with the flour.
7. Stir to combine, and cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly.
8. Add the remaining soup ingredients and allow to come to a boil.
9. Reduce the soup to medium heat and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
11. Cut the French bread into 1-inch cubes and place the cubes on a baking sheet.
12. Bake for 12 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes to prevent burning.
13. Top each bowl of soup with shredded cheese and a handful of the French bread croutons.

butter, sweet yellow onions, olive oil, ground sea salt, allpurpose flour, chicken broth, ketchup, steak sauce, ground black pepper, ground sea salt, thyme, garlic, hot sauce, bread, shredded cheese

Taken from food52.com/recipes/75239-easy-french-onion-soup (may not work)