• First, slice the top root of your onions off. Then slice the onion in half pole to pole. If you are unfamiliar with this, if the onion was the Earth, slice it as if you were slicing from the North Pole to South Pole. Don't slice them along the equator. This will help the onions from becoming mushy.

  Peel the onions, cut off the bottom root and then julienne / slice them (again pole to pole) so they are about 1/8 - 1/4 inch thick.
• Melt the vegan butter and oil in a large dutch oven or large heavy bottomed pot. Add the onions, stir to coat them in the butter and oil. Add a few pinches of salt, stir again. And now, we wait.

  At first, you can crank the heat to medium high, this will speed up the process. Just stir the onions every minute or so.
• After about 15 - 20 minutes, you should see some browning, and some fond sticking to the pan. This is a good time to lower the heat to medium or medium low.

  Then simply cook them until they are golden brown, keeping an eye on the heat and adjusting as needed. The total time for cooking these can take anywhere from 40 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Once onions are a golden brown, raise heat to medium, add and stir in the White Wine (or Vinegar) and optional Cognac or Brandy, Vegan Worcestershire, Nutritional Yeast, Miso Paste, and Dried Thyme.

  Cook for about 3 minutes to cook down the liquid.
• Next add in the flour, stir to combine and cook for 1 - 2 minutes to get rid of the raw flour. Then add in the Vegan Beef or Veggie Broth. Bring to a boil, and then lower heat to simmer for 20 minutes.
• While the soup simmers, preheat oven to 400 F. Slice some French Bread or Baguettes into 1/2 - 1" slices. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 10 minutes.
• Add soup to small crock pots (must be oven safe if broiling cheese) top with 1 - 2 slices of the toasted bread, and as much Vegan Cheese (Parmesan, Provolone, Gouda etc) as you like.
• Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly. Enjoy!

Other Cheesy Bread Options

• 1. Toast a larger piece of bread, then cover with cheese and broil on a sheet tray. Once cheese is melted, add it to a larger bowl of soup! More cheesy bread! No oven safe bowl needed for this option.

  2. Make a French Onion Grilled Cheese! Add vegan butter and parmesan to two slices of bread. Then sandwich some vegan cheese and caramelized onions in between and cook like you would a normal grilled cheese! More details in the blog post above.