Baked Garlic And Onion Cream Soup

A full flavored, rich soup that makes an elegant first course.

Preheat oven to 350f.

Place onions and garlic in a shallow roasting pan , and add 3 cups of the chicken stock.

Sprinkle with thyme , pepper and salt.

Dot with butter.

Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1 1 / 2 hours.

Stir once or twice during baking.

Remove the pan from the oven and puree the onions and garlic with the liquid until smooth.

Gradually add the remaining stock and the cream.

Pour the soup into a large saucepan , adjusting the seasonings and slowly heat through.

Do no allow the soup to boil.

Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

onions, garlic, chicken broth, dried thyme, fresh ground pepper, sea salt, unsalted butter, half-and-half, fresh parsley