Creamy French-american Soup

ingredients

• servings: 3
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 onions, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 2 cups beef broth
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 slices french bread
• 3 slices provolone cheese
• 3 slices swiss cheese

recipe

preparation time: 15 mins cook time: 30 mins ready time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to broiler setting.
• melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. add onions and cook until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. stir in the heavy cream and beef broth. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, loosely covered, for 20 minutes. season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• top each slice of bread with one slice of provolone and one slice of swiss cheese; place on a cookie sheet. broil on top oven rack until the cheese browns and the edges of the bread are crispy, 3 to 5 minutes.
• to serve, ladle soup into 3 bowls and top with one slice of the cheese-topped bread.