Creamy Onion Soup

CREAMY FIVE ONION SOUP

Makes 6-8 servings
From George Hirsch Living it UP! TV series
www.georgehirschliving.com

This easy to prepare hearty soup for a cool spring night makes for a wonderful dinner or rustic appetizer.

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 each sweet onions*, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
6 each Chipolini onions, chopped
1 each red onion, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup potatoes_1 cup potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups beef broth
Optional: 1/2 cup half and half
Pre heat a large soup or saucepot to a medium heat. Add olive, sweet onions, garlic, chipolini onions, red onion and green onion. Cook for 10 minutes without stirring until you begin to see the onions in the bottom of the pot begin to brown, Stir, and allow the onions to continue to further brown. Stir and allow onions to cook for an additional five minutes. Total cooking time of onions will be about 20 minutes.
Season with thyme, pepper, add tomato sauce, flour and stir. Add chicken broth, beef broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer, cover and cook about 30 minutes. Puree one half of soup in food processor. Return pureed soup back to soup pot.
Bring soup back to a boil; reduce temperature down to a simmer. Add optional half and half. Serve with a toasted French bread crouton, top and melt cheddar, grated Parmesan cheese, and jack or Gruyere cheese.
*Note on onions:_Soup may be made with Sweet Onions and garlic only. Or you may addition of onion family such as leeks, chives, etc.

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