Sweet Onion Soup

Info
Cook Time: 50 minutes

Serves: 8

Ingredients

 * Low fat cooking spray


 * 1-1/2 pounds sweet onion such as Walla Walla or Vidalia, thinly sliced


 * 2 cloves garlic, minced


 * 1 teaspoon sugar


 * 1/3 cup all-purpose flour


 * 5 cups low-sodium vegetable broth


 * 1 cup dry white wine


 * 1-1/2 teaspoons dried sage


 * 1 bay leaf


 * 1 tablespoon nonfat sour cream (optional)


 * Chives, chopped (optional)

Directions
1.Spray a large saucepan with low fat cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook, covered, for about 10 minutes.

2.Reduce heat to medium-low then stir in sugar. Cook for about 15 minutes or until onions start to caramelize. Stir in the flour and continue to cook for 2 minutes.

3.Add the broth, wine, sage and bay leaf. Heat to boiling then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

4.Serve in bowls with 1 tablespoon of nonfat sour cream and a sprinkling of chives.

Source

 * Sweet Onion Soup from the Public Health Cookbook -- original source of recipe, taken from government resource in the public domain