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In a heavy bottom pot melt oil and butter over high heat add the brown sugar and the onions from the vadillas to the red onions lower heat to medium.
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Cook slowly stirring occasionally until caramelization begins at which point the onions are cooked until melting the sugars in the onions, thus causing browning.
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About 30 minutes.
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Add the shallots and garlic cooking for 5 more minutes.
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If you have time go 30 minutes more of cooking to bring out the complex flavors of the onions sugars.
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Sprinkle the flour over the caramelized onions and stir in completely.
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Add thyme, bay leaf, rosemary, salt and pepper.
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Deglaze with sherry and champagne.
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Add broth and simmer 20 minutes.
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Remove bay leaf.
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Place the soup crocks or ramekin on a shallow baking pan.
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Soup evenly into ramekins.
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Place bread lightly on top and place cheese on bread.
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On the baking pan right along side the ramekins but not touching sprinkle the parmesan cheese in 6 piles.
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Broiled in a ramekin until gruyere is melted and bubbly.
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Keep an eye on it!
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The cheese on the soup may be done before the parmesan crisps are.
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So remove the soup while the crisp brown.
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They will be golden and soft when done.
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Remove gently to a dish and they will crisp up before you know it!
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Serve along side the soup which is garnished with chives and scallions.