EASY French Onion Soup

I originally got a recipe from a friend for French Onion Soup with Chicken Meatballs (you can find it HERE).  It was amazing, but I tweaked the recipe like I tend to do and wanted to write my version of the soup down.

The original recipe calls for beef stock (which I did not have) and a few other ingredients that I omitted.  What I've ended up with is a super easy and delicious French Onion Soup recipe. As always, no precision was used in any of the measurements in real life.

Onions (2-3) Sweet onions, sliced
Red Onion (1/2) sliced
Minced Garlic Cloves
Sliced Shallots
1 stick of unsalted butter
1 package of Chicken Broth
2 Chicken Boullion cubes
Soy Sauce (1/4 C)
Salt
Pepper


Melt the stick of butter in a large pot (I used my dutch oven) and add the sliced onions, garlic, and shallots.  I really just sliced up whatever onion-ey things I had.  Don't stress if you don't have all the things I listed in the recipe.  Sautee the onions until soft, add some salt and pepper to the party.  (Your kitchen will smell amazing!)

Once softened, add the Chicken broth.  Bring to a simmer.  Add about 6 cups of water and 2 chicken bouillon cubes.  Simmer some more.  Add soy sauce and stir.  Serve with a hunk of sourdough bread (or whatever you might have).  Top with shredded Gruyere cheese, or a blend of white cheeses of your choice.  I actually have sourdough bread bowls I made last weekend waiting in the freezer (quarantine project #217: bread baking) and cannot wait to bust them out for a bowl of French Onion Soup!