French Onion Soup - Sorbonne

[Kitchen Witch]

French Onion Soup - Sorbonne
Ingredients:

* 6 small onions
* 3 Tbsp butter
* 1 tsp flour*
* 6 Cups beef broth
* 1/2 Cup very dry white wine or vermouth
* 1 Tbsp cognac (optional)
* Salt to taste
* Freshly ground black pepper to taste
* 3 Tbsp grated Swiss Emmenthal cheese
* Additional grated/shredded parmesan cheese (fresh is best!)

Slice the onions very thin. Sauté them in the butter until lightly browned. Mix in the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes more. Stir in the beef broth, wine and Cognac. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Gently simmer the soup for 15-20 minutes. Add the swiss cheese and continue simmering until the cheese melts. Stir frequently while cheese is melting. When serving, sprinkle each serving with additional grated Parmesan Cheese.

Makes 8 servings. 5 net grams of carbohydrate per serving.

NOTE: *Flour?! Yes, flour. Such a small amount is used here that we need worry little about its contribution to the carb count. However, if you are keeping things exceptionally strict, you may use full-fat soy flour, or for ZERO carbs, you can use Xanthan Gum. To use the Xanthan, mix 1/4 tsp of the gum with 1/4 cup of the room temperature beef broth to disolve before adding to mix. With Xanthan Gum, soup is 3.5 grams per serving. With soy flour, it's 4.5 grams per serving.