French Onion Soup - Low Fat
- 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
- 3 pounds onions about 6 large, halved and thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoon garlic minced, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 6 cups stock vegetable, reduced salt
- 1/2 cup sherry wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
- 6 slices whole wheat bread toasted, 1/2-inch
- 23 cup gruyere cheese or swiss cheese, shredded
- Heat butter and oil in heavy, large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onions, garlic and salt, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Reduce heat to very low, and cook, stirring occasionally, about 60 minutes, or until onions are very tender and brown.
- Then stir in flour, and cook 4 minutes, keep stirring.
- Stir in broth, sherry and mustard.
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.
- Put in sherry vinegar.
- Preheat broiler.
- Place soup into six heatproof bowls.
- Top each with one slice of toast and grated cheese.
- Broil until cheese is bubbly and golden, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Watch it carefully, do not burn.
- Serve hot.
butter, olive oil, onions, garlic, salt, flour, stock vegetable, sherry wine, mustard, red wine vinegar, whole wheat bread, gruyere cheese
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/french-onion-soup-low-fat-50079 (may not work)