French Onion Soup with Beef and Barley

INGREDIENTS

lean boneless sirloin steak, lean boneless

1 10 1/2 ounce can

Beef consomme

3 cups

Button mushrooms

Garlic cloves

2 tsp

Ginger, fresh

Onions, medium

1/2 cup

Shallots or onion

1/2 oz

Shiitake mushrooms, dried

3 tbsp

Soy sauce, low-sodium

2/3 cup

Pearl barley

1 tsp

Brown sugar

1 tbsp

Sesame oil, dark

thick 12 (1/4-inch-thick) slices Diagonally cut french bread baguette

3/4 cup

Gruyere or swiss cheese

1/4 cup

Sherry, dry

5 cups

Water