Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

• Ingredients  
• • 4 medium sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic gloves, minced
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces of beer
  • 64 ounces of law-sodium beef stock
  • french bread
  • gruyere cheese - grated
  • swiss cheese- grated
  • parmesan cheese- grated

• Directions

  • Set crock pot on high
  • Cut onions thinly and mince garlic
  
  • Add onions, garlic, brown sugar, salt, and balsamic and mix to combined.  
  • Add room temperature butter and mix again to combine with other ingredients
  • Cover and let cook for 60 minutes, until onions are soft and brown on edges.
  • Add flour and stir thoroughly. Let cook for about 5-10 minutes with flour mixture.
  
  • Add beer, beef stock thyme and pepper and cook for 4-5 hours.
  • Drink rest of beer ;)
  • Once soup is complete, taste for seasoning and add more salt or pepper as needed
  • Turn on broiler
  • Put soup into individual bowls, cover with french bread and a handful of mixed cheeses and place in boiler. 
  • Tip: I used the lid of the bowl to cut bread into the perfect shape!
  
  • Leave under broiler for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and turning brown at the edges.
  • Serve on a plate as bowl will be VERY HOT!