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STEP#1 for NOODLES, VEGETABLES, TOPPING: Place noodles in boiling water (&a little oil) and cook until 3/4 done, drain and set aside.
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Toast French baguette/bread and set aside.
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Cut Swiss Gruyere Cheese into small but THICK slices and slightly smaller then the toasted bread and set aside.
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Cut mushrooms in half and set aside.
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Cut tomatoes into thin pieces and set aside.
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Add 2 tablespoon peanut/olive oil in a wok.
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Add curry powder and cook for about 1-2 minutes (add a little water as needed).
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Add the steak and stir fry for 1 minute (until pinkness is lost).
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Add the scallops and stir fry 1 minute.
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Add the shrimps (&other seafood) and stir fry 1 minute.
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Add soy sauce stir fry briefly (don't over cook the meat or seafood); remove and set aside.
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STEP#2 for SOUP BASE: In a large pot and using a medium heat add the oil and melt the butter.
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Then add onions and saute.
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Cook the onions stirring gently until they are a light golden brown (about 12+ minutes).
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Put in the shallots, ginger, garlic and cook for 2+ minutes.
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Then add the flour and stir for 2 minute.
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Add 3 tablespoons of the wine and scrap off the onions from the bottom of the pot.
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Add the beef broth, sesame oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and sugar.
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Simmer on medium/low heat for about 15 minutes.
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Add 3 tablespoons of the wine to taste.
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Then place pot on a very low flame/heat to keep hot.
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STEP#3 PUT IT ALL TOGETHER: In 6 LARGE microwave bowls, add a small portion of noodles (If you are using small microwave bowls, eliminate the noodles).
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Then add some mushrooms, tomatoes, alfalfa/bean sprouts, peanuts.
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Next ladle the onion soup broth into each bowl.
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Then add two pieces (no more) of the toasted French bread.
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Place two thick slices of the Gruyere cheese on each piece of bread.
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Add the seafood and meat topping around the side of the bowl for a nice presentation.
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Place the bowl in a microwave oven and cook for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, until the cheese melts.
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Serve using a porcelain Chinese spoon& chop sticks and with a warm piece of French Bread.
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Enjoy.
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Note- You can use ovenproof soup bowls instead of microwave bowls.
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Place bowls in an oven at 350 degrees temperature and heat for 5-7 minutes in order to melt the cheese.
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Or use a salamander broiler to melt the cheese and with the cheese slightly browned in spots.
