French Onion Soup

The adults in this household think French Onion soup is amazing, and we just found a recipe that is easy, that is delicious, and that keeps well in the fridge (the onion broth that is) so you can eat it multiple nights!

Recipe adapted from French Onion Soup Gratinee on allrecipes.com

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
2 large red onions, thinly sliced
2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
1/2 cup red wine
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. parsley
1 tsp. thyme
1 bay leaf
1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 thick slices of bread
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
4 pinches paprika


Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.
2. Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Add herbs. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.
3. Preheat oven broiler. Make toast out of bread and then cut toast into bite-size pieces.
4. Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with a large handful of toasted bread bites, a handful of Swiss cheese and a smaller handful of the mozzarella. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
5. Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. Serve immediately!