Ingredients:

4 cups sliced onions
4 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper to taste
1 (1 pound) loaf French
bread, sliced
6 slices provolone cheese
3/4 cup diced Swiss cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Method

1. Melt butter in an 8 quart stock pot on medium heat.
Add olive oil and stir. Add onions and continually stir
until tender and translucent. Do not brown the onions.
2. Add beef stock, sherry and thyme. Season with salt and
pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Ladle soup into individual, oven safe, serving bowls
and place one slice of bread on top, (it can also be
broken into pieces, whichever you prefer). Layer cheese on
top of bread; placing a slice of provolone, 1/2 slice diced
Swiss and then Parmesan cheese. Place bowls on cookie sheet
and broil until cheese bubbles and browns slightly.

Source: e-cookbooks.net

Ingredients:

1 Cup Chicken Stock
2 Cups Cold Water
1 Stalk Fresh Lemon Grass, Bruised, Cut At An Angle (Or 2 Tbs. Dried)
6 Tbs. Thai Kitchen Fish Sauce
1/3 Cup Fresh Lime Juice
1 Tbs. Grated Lime Rind
2 Tbs. Sugar (Optional)
1 Can Straw Mushrooms, Drained
1 Inch Piece Fresh Galanga (Thai Ginger), Peeled And Finely Sliced (Or
Fresh Chinese Ginger)
2 Tbs. Thai Kitchen Tom Yum Hot And Sour Soup Mix (Optional)
2-3 Tbs. Thai Kitchen Roasted Red Chili Paste
12 Oz White Meat Chicken, Tofu Or Prawns
Fresh Cilantro For Garnish

Method

Bring To Boil Coconut Milk, Water, Lemon Grass, Fish Sauce, Lime Juice,
Lime Rind, Galanga, And Sugar.  Simmer 15 Minutes.  Add Mushrooms, Roasted
Red Chili Paste, Tom Yum Soup Mix And Meat Or Fish.  Simmer 10 Minutes.
Garnish With Cilantro.

Serves: 4

Source: Thai Kitchen and Epicurean International

Ingredients:

Clear soup
Vegetables

Method

Any fresh spring vegetables will do for this soup, but they must all be cooked separately
and put into the soup at the last minute. It is best made with fresh peas, asparagus tips,
and a few strips of tarragon.

Ingredients:

clear soup
butter
flour
parmesan
eggs

Method

Make a roux by frying two ounces of butter and two ounces of flour, add
an ounce of grated cheese and half a cup of good stock. Mix up well so
as to form a paste, and then take it off the fire and add the yolks of
four eggs, mix again and form the again and form the paste into little
quenelles. Boil these in a little soup, strain off, put them into the
tureen and pour a good clear soup over them.

Ingredients:

1 pound dry Great Northern beans
8 cups water
12 baby carrots
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 pound chopped ham
1/4 cup ketchup
salt and pepper to taste

Method

1 In a large bowl, combine the beans with the water, cover and let soak overnight.
2 In a large pot over medium high heat, combine the soaked beans with water, carrots, onion and ham. Add more
water to cover all, if necessary. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 4 to 6 hours. Add ketchup just to get desired color. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Source: e-cookbooks.net

Ingredients:

2 1/2 quarts chicken stock
1 block (16 oz.) of tofu, cut into 1 1/2 inch long strips
5 shitake mushrooms, cut into thin slices
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 1/2 cups bamboo shoot strips
2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 4 tablespoons water
3 eggs. beaten
1/2 tsp. sesame oil

Method

Combine first seven ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
Drizzle the cornstarch mixture into the soup, stirring to thicken.
Then drizzle beaten eggs into soup, stirring. Top with sesame oil.

Source: e-cookbooks.net

Ingredients:

10 cups cooked red beans
1 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic, pressed
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 zucchini, sliced
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tablespoon oil
1 carrot, diced
5 leaves spinach or chard, chopped
8 oz. tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes

Method

Crush 7 cups of beans and leave the remaining beans whole. Combine all
remaining ingredients except macaroni and basil. Bring to a boil. Turn down
heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Add basil and macaroni and cook an
additional 15 minutes. Serve with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese.

Source: e-cookbooks.net

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon Olive oil
2 Cup Chopped onions
1 Pound Andouille sausage; cut 1″ pieces
2 Tablespoon Chopped garlic
2 Sprigs Fresh thyme
2 Bay leaves
2 Pound White potatoes; peeled, diced
1 Gallon Chicken stock
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
1/4 Cup Chopped parsley
1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Method

In a large pot, over medium heat, add the olive oil. When the oil is hot,
add the onions and saute for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the
sausage and continue to saute for 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and herbs.
Add the potatoes and stock. Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce to a
simmer. Simmer the soup for 30 minutes. Add chopped parsley and season the
soup with salt and pepper. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Servings: 6

Source: The Very Best of Emeril