French nanny’s onion soup recipe

French Nanny’s Onion Soup recipe

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Ingredients

6 to 8 medium onions, sliced

Butter or olive oil

3 cans beef broth

2 to 3 Tablespoons brandy (optional)

Day-old French bread, sliced

Swiss cheese, sliced

Instructions:

Saute onions in butter or oil until tender or lightly golden. Add 3 cans of beef broth. Simmer for about 30 minutes and let sit on top of the stove to let the flavors blend. You can add 2 to 3 Tablespoons of brandy.

Toast slices of day-old French bread. Pour soup into individual oven-proof bowls. Put some sliced Swiss cheese, then a slice of French bread, and more cheese on soup. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes and then broil for 5 minutes.