French onion soup (vegetarian)

Ingredienti

• •800 g yellow onions, thinly sliced
• •1000 ml brodo vegetale
• •120 ml dry white wine (or extra broth)
• •30 g butter
• •1 tbsp olio d'oliva
• •1 tbsp all-purpose flour
• •1 tsp fresh thyme
• •2 leaf foglie di alloro
• •4 slices baguette slices
• •100 g gruyere cheese, grated
• •1 to taste salt and pepper

Passi

1. 1.Heat butter + olive oil in a heavy pot. Add sliced onions, cook over medium-low heat 35-40 min, stirring often, until deep amber. Patience is the recipe.
2. 2.Sprinkle in flour, stir 1 min. Pour in wine, scrape up the brown bits at the bottom.
3. 3.Add broth, thyme, bay leaves. Simmer 20 min.
4. 4.Discard bay. Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls.
5. 5.Float baguette slices on top, mound with grated gruyere.
6. 6.Broil 3-5 min until cheese is bubbly and starting to char at the edges. Eat carefully — it's lava-hot.