6 french onion soup s best Recipes

unsalted butter, cut into 3 pieces, yellow onions, halved and cut pole to pole into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 4 lb), table salt, water, plus extra for deglazing, dry sherry, low sodium chicken broth, beef broth, fresh thyme , tied with kitchen twine, bay leaf, ground black pepper, baguette , cut into 1/2-inch slices, shredded gruyere cheese (about 2 1/2 cups)

unsalted butter, red onions (about 3 lb, sliced thinly), low sodium chicken broth, low sodium beef broth, dry red wine (can use white in a pinch), fresh parsley, fresh thyme, bay leaf, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper, baguette , cut on the bias into 3/4-inch thick slices, 2 slices per bowl, sharp provolone cheese (1/16-inch thick ) or emmenthaler cheese (1/16-inch thick), grated asiago cheese

beef roast (i used a pot roast), french onion soup, zesty italian salad dressing (or 1 packet dry mix zesty italian seasoning), baking potatoes (cut up into 3 or 4 large pieces), ground red pepper, black pepper, seasoning salt, garlic salt

olive oil, butter, onions, chopped (about 4), garlic cloves, chopped (about 4 large heads ), chicken broth (rich stock preferred, use vegetable stock for vegetarian version), bread, cut into chunks (1/2 loaf day-old french bread), parsley stems , 9 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 1/2 tsp dried and 1 bay leaves, salt, half-and-half, black pepper, fresh-ground, croutons (optional) or fried garlic chips (optional)