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Caramelized Onion Mashed Potato Soup

Combo of french onion soup and creamy potato soup. A nice use for leftover mashed potatoes is in this soup used to thicken and giving more creamy comfort without cream or flour. recipe #203524 or recipe #230921 can be followed for this soup for a different twist.

Steps

Heat the oil and butter in a large pot over medium high heat till it stops sizzling.
Add onions and reduce the heat to medium-low.
Cook slowly , stirring occasionally , until golden brown and caramelized , about 15 minutes.
Add garlic cook 15 minutes.
Add pepper , pepper flakes , bay leaf , thyme and sugar.
Pour in sherry , deglazing pot and reduce for 1 minute.
Add broth and worcestershire sauce.
Bring to a boil lower heat to a simmer and cook for 10 more minutes.
Add mashed potatoes stirring in till creamy smooth and heated throughout.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Salt should wait till now because the mashed potatoes , broth and worcestershire sauce all contain salt.
Toast bread in oven and top with your favorite cheese and place on top of soup and serve topped with a garnish of scallions.

Ingredients

onions, butter, olive oil, garlic cloves, pepper, chili pepper flakes, bay leaf, thyme, sugar, sherry wine, nonfat beef broth, worcestershire sauce, dried parsley, mashed potatoes, bread, gruyere, scallion