American Onion Soup

==Ingredients==
* hoagie rolls or any suitable bread, sliced 1½ inches thick
* 4 slices bacon, fried crisp and reserved
* 4 tablespoons melted butter
* 4 – 5 vidalia onions or sweet onions, peeled,thinly sliced
* 2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed,peeled,finely minced
* 5 cans Campbell's beef broth (or 4 Knorr beef bouillon cubes dissolved in 7 cups hot water)
* 1 tablespoon Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce (do not substitute)
* ¼ cup dark brown sugar
* 1 – 1½ cups red wine (American)
* 2 teaspoons dried oregano
* 2 – 3 green onions or shallots, peeled,sliced thin
* fresh ground black pepper, to taste
* Swiss gruyère 
==Directions==
# Fry 4 strips of bacon until crisp.
# Drain on paper towels.
# Reserve bacon fat for another use.
# Melt butter.
# Add onions and saute them 10 minutes.
# Add sugar and stir frequently until onions caramelize and are golden brown.
# Stir in garlic.
# In a large pot, combine onions, beef broth and Kitchen Bouquet.
# Simmer gently for 1 hour, * meanwhile, spray or spread bread of choice with a thin coating of butter.
# Toast lightly and place it in a 225 °F.
# Add wine and oregano to soup.
# Cook for another 20 minutes.
# Add shallots and cook another 5 minutes.
# Season with black pepper.
# Increase oven temperature to 350 °F.
# Place oven dried bread in 4 ovenproof soup bowls.
# Ladle soup on top and sprinkle with crumbled crisp bacon.
# Cover top of bowls with cheese slices.
# Place in preheated oven and bake about 20 minutes or until cheese melts.
# Serve immediately.
Category:American Soups
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Beef stock and broth Recipes
Category:Brown sugar Recipes
Category:Green onion Recipes
Category:Gruyère Recipes
Category:Kitchen Bouquet Recipes
Category:Onion Soup Recipes
Category:Red wine Recipes
Category:Shallot Recipes