Guinness French Onion Soup

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 pounds onions sliced
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 cups guinness or other Irish Stout
• 3 cups beef broth
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
• 2 bay leaves
• salt
• 4 1/2 inches day old bread thick slices of, toasted
• 1 cup white cheddar shredded

1. Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat, add the onions and cook until completely caramelized and golden brown, about 1 hour, mixing every 10-15 minutes and adding water or Guinness to deglaze the pan as needed to prevent burning. Add the garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about a minute. Add the butter, let it melt, mix in the flour and let it cook for 2-4 minutes. Add the stout and deglaze the pan. Add the broth, Worcestershire sauce, grainy mustard, bay leaves, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Ladle the soup into oven-proof bowls on a baking sheet, top with the sliced bread and cheese and broil until cheese melts, about 1-3 minutes.

butter, onions, garlic, thyme, butter, flour, stout, beef broth, worcestershire sauce, grainy mustard, bay leaves, salt, bread, white cheddar

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Guinness-French-Onion-Soup-1249046 (may not work)