Name: Brown Onion and Red Wine Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 35 ounces onions; 0.25 cup butter; 4 cups Vegetable broth; 1 cup dry Red wine; Nutmeg; 1 pinch ground Caraway seed; 0.5 cup grated gruyère cheese; 1 bunch parsley (fresh); 4 slices Baguette; 2 cloves garlic; salt; freshly ground peppers

Preparation steps

Peel the onions and finely slice. Heat the butter in a large sauce pot and fry the onions until soft. Pour in the vegetable broth and the wine and season with nutmeg, thyme and ground caraway. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 25 - 30 minutes.

Toast the slices of baguette and rub a peeled garlic clove over the top of the baguette, then use a garlic press to crush the rest of the garlic into the soup. Season the soup with salt and pepper and spoon into 4 ovenproof bowls. Arrange the baguette slices on top of the soup, sprinkle grated cheese over the top and place for a few minutes under a broiler until the cheese has melted. Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and serve.