Five-Onion Soup

French Onion Soup is one of my favorite foods. This is a recipe I have made time and time again since 1994. It is one of the best Onion Soup recipes I have ever tried..homemade or from a restaurant!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 3  shallots, thinly sliced
• 1  small yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1  small red onion, thinly sliced
• 2  green onions, chopped
• 1  leek, white and pale green parts chopped
• 1  tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4  cups beef broth
• 2⁄3 cup dry sherry
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted for topping
• 1  teaspoon garlic, minced for topping
• 4  slices  French bread, for topping
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated for topping
• 4  slices swiss cheese, for topping
• 4  slices mozzarella cheese, for topping

Directions

1. Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Add shallots, all onions and leek; saute until golden, about 15 minutes.
3. Add 1 T. garlic and cloves; saute 1 minute.
4. Stir in broth and Sherry, bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
6. Preheat broiler.
7. Combine 2 T. melted butter and 1 t. garlic in a small bowl.
8. Place bread on baking sheet and brush with half of garlic butter.
9. Broil bread until lightly toasted; about 2 minutes. Turn over and repeat this step.
10. Sprinkle bread with parmesan cheese.
11. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
12. Ladle soup into oven safe bowls.
13. Top each bowl with 1 toasted bread slice, 1 slice of swiss and 1 slice of mozzarella.
14. Bake until soup is hot and cheese melts; about 10 minutes.