Three Onion Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 2 medium red onions, thinly sliced
• 6 shallots, halved and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 cups vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup dry wine (optional)
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a pot large enough to hold all of the onions, drizzle the vegetable oil.
• 2 when the oil is hot, add the yellow and red onions and the shallots.
• 3 reduce heat to med.
• 4 let the onions cook down, stirring constantly.
• 5 continue cooking and stirring until the onions are caramelized (about 30 min).
• 6 when the onions are a deep shade of brown, add the vinegar and worcestershire sauce.
• 7 cook until the liquid has evaporated.
• 8 sift the flour over the onions and stir to coat.
• 9 cook for 2-3 minutes or until thickened.
• 10 transfer to a 3-qt soup pot.
• 11 add the vegetable stock, thyme & bay leaves.
• 12 simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 13 if you are using the wine, stir it in and cook 1 minute more.
• 14 season to taste with salt & pepper.
• 15 remove the bay leaves before serving.