Easy French onion Soup

Ingredients:

6 or 7 medium onions of white or yellow varieties.

1/4 cup olive oil

1 stick of unsalted butter

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

1.5 cups of a good Chardonnay.

5 cups of water

1 large crusty loaf of french or Italian bread.]

Thick slices of mozzarella, provolone or any mild soft white cheese.

If you have a food processor or mandolin, peel the onions slice them in half from top to bottom then make thin "C" shaped slices.

Pour the olive oil in the pot and turn the stove top to high.

Place the onion slices in the pot along with the salt.

Every thirty seconds, using a wooden spoon flip the onions so that they all get a chance to be on the bottom of the pot. Add the stick of butter. Keep a close eye on the pot and don't leave it unattended. Soon the onions will start tuning a light taupe to carmel color. Stir for another 2 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium when all the onions are a uniform light brown color.

Add the wine and stir it into the pot. The alcohol will quickly cook off but the flavor will remain. At this time add the 5 cups of water and the black pepper.

Cover the pot and turn the heat down to low and let the pot simmer for 30 to 45 min.

Place a couple of hunks of bread in your soup bowl.

Pour two or three heaping ladles of the onion soup over the bread and add a slice of cheese on top. If you have earthenware soup bowls, you can place them under the broiler to melt the cheese.

Pour yourself a glass of the leftover wine and enjoy your soup.