French onion soup

Ingredients

• 1 pounds thinly sliced yellow & red onions
• 2 tablespoons (42 grams or 1 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon (5 grams) table salt, plus additional to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 gram) granulated sugar (helps the onions to brown)
• 2 tablespoons (24 grams or 7/8 ounce) all-purpose flour
• 5 cups or 1.5? liters) beef and chicken or just beef stock. broth if nothinge lse
• 1/2 cup (118 ml) dry white wine or dry white vermouth
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons (45 ml) cognac or brandy (optional)
• 3/4 cups gruyere with parmesan
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 tespon thyme
• (both in bouquet)

Directions

1. Melt butter and olive oil.
2. Sautee onions for 25 minutes.
3. Add flour, sautee for 3 minutes
4. Add all the wine then stock. a little at a time. stirring between additions
5. Add bouquet & cook for 30 minutes
6. Salt & pepper to taste (easy on salt,the cheese is salty)
7. Add 2 baguette slices tops, and some cheese. easy not to over-cheese it broil on 375 for 10 minutes.