Brown Onion Soup With Bread Crumbs

Ingredients

• 12 large Spanish onions
• good butter
• 2 quarts boiling water or weak veal broth
• salt and pepper to taste
• crisp bread crumbs

Method

1. 1 Slice the onions and fry them in butter until very brown but not burnt.
2. 2 Add the boiling water or veal broth, salt, and pepper. Stew until the onions are tender and almost dissolved.
3. 3 Stir in crisp bread crumbs to thicken the soup to the desired consistency.
4. 4 Serve hot.