Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup

Name: Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 pounds, beef bones; 6 , onions, halved and sliced ¼ inch thick; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 tablespoon, packed brown sugar; , Salt and pepper; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme or ¼ teaspoon dried; 5 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup, apple butter; 3/4 cup, dry sherry; 1/4 cup, soy sauce; 4 cups, beef broth; 1 (24-inch) loaf, French baguette, sliced ½ inch thick; 10 ounces, Gruyère cheese, shredded (2½ cups)

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This classic, beefy soup came together easily in the slow cooker.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

SERVES6 to 8

TIME10 to 12 hours on high

Slow cooker size5 to 7 quarts

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This soup is so rich and flavorful and so packed with darkly caramelized onions that no one would ever imagine it was made in a slow cooker. The secret to this soup? For the roasted beefy flavor that usually comes only with homemade beef br...

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