Hearty Onion Soup

Ingredients

• 2 onions, sliced in rings
• 1/2 lb leftover cooked beef, diced (more or less as desired)
• 2 cups leftover vegetables, diced (carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, whatever you have, however much you have.)
• 1 cup beef dripping, degreased (or as much as you have)
• 3 cups beef stock (or enough to bring the total of dripping and stock to 4 cups)
• 4 slices stale bread (A hearty type like a sourdough, hearty wheat, rye, pumperknickel, etc.)
• 4 slices provolone cheese or swiss cheese

Directions

1. 1

   Heat olive oil and butter together in a pan large enough to hold the onions and broth.

2. 2

   Saute onions very gently in half olive oil and half butter until soft and golden but do not allow them to brown.

3. 3

   Add beef and vegetables. Heat through.

4. 4

   Add dripping and stock. Bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Divide into oven-proof bowls. Float the stale bread on top.

6. 6

   Cover with the cheese and broil until the cheese bubbles and browns.