French Onion Soup ~ the way Julia made it, sort of...

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2

lbs or about 5 cups of thinly sliced yellow onions (do not use sweet)

3 tbsp

butter

1 tbsp

olive oil

1 tsp

Kosher salt

1/4 tsp

sugar

3 tbsp

flour

2 qt

beef stock (or water with beef bouillon)

1/2 cup

dry white wine or dry vermouth

Kosher salt and pepper

1 tbsp

cognac or brandy (optional, Julia's recipe has 3 tbsp, but I prefer less)

French, Italian or rustic loaf bread, cut into bite sized croutons, toasted

to 2 cups of grated, real Swiss Cheese (Julia used Swiss or Parmesan) I used Gruyere