Blissful French Onion Soup
Note: Serving size,1 cup. Carbs per serving ,: 7.6 grams of carb.
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups thinly slicked onion (sweet) 2 Tablespoons butter (1/4 stick) 1 Tablespoon Wondra flour 3 ½ cups stock or canned, low-carb chicken beef, or mushroom broth salt to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste 3 Superb Rolls 1 ounce butter 4 ounces grated Swiss cheese After this soup has finished simmering, preheat oven to 375ºF. Have ready a lightly buttered, ovenproof earthenware soup bowl or deep casserole dish. Heat 4 Tablespoons butter in a heavy, medium saucepan. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add the flour and stir. Add the broth and stir. Simmer for about 30 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Put the soup in the ovenproof bowls. Thinly slice the Superb Rolls, discarding the ends. Toast the slices in a toaster oven (they will brown quickly, so take care not to burn). Butter the slices and put them on top of the soup. Sprinkle cheese on top. Do not cover. Put the bowls in the oven for about 15 minutes until the cheese and Superb Roll slices look crusted over and slightly browned. Serve at once |