French Onion Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 onions (1015 or sweet onions work best)
1 stick real butter
3 cans beef broth
1 can beef consomme
1/4 c. sherry or some type of white wine or vermouth
few drops bourbon (optional)
1 tsp. or so sugar
sprinkle of sweet basil (optional)
Swiss or Gruyere cheese
croutons

Preparation

Saute onions in the butter until they are transparent.
Add sugar and sweet basil and stir.
Then add the consomme, broth and sherry.
Simmer slowly, uncovered, on low heat.
Pour in soup bowls (ovenproof), top with croutons and Swiss cheese barely overlapping the top of the bowls.
Place under the broiler for a very short time to melt the cheese.
Serve.