french onion soup

dice 1 pound of onions

thinly slice 5 pounds of onions

put onions and water into pot with lid on

bring to boil and stir every 1-3 minutes

when almost all water is boiled off and onions are very soft, drop in butter and oil and stir until butter melts

stir every 5 minutes making sure bottom of pan doesn't get too black

when onions turn a nice dark brown, pour in chicken stock

stir pot with wooden spoon or something to scrape browned bottom into soup

bring to simmer and let sit

eat it when it seems ready