French (Canadian) Onion Soup

Name: French (Canadian) Onion Soup
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 pounds lean slab bacon, in one piece; 1 whole pig's foot or two halves; 8 large yellow onions—1 whole, 7 sliced 1/4 inch thick; 2 gallons of water; 1/4 cup rendered pork fat or vegetable oil; Salt; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; Two 12-ounce bottles brown ale; 6 rosemary sprigs; Freshly ground pepper; 12 ounces rustic bread, cubed; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 6 garlic cloves, peeled; 4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (about 1/2 pound)

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"Hugue Dufour makes a pork broth for his French onion soup using bacon for smokiness and a pig's foot for richness. Omit the pig's foot for a lighter broth...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 pounds lean slab bacon, in one piece

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1 whole pig's foot or two halves

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8 large yellow onions—1 whole, 7 sliced 1/4 inch thick

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2 gallons of water

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1/4 cup rendered pork fat or vegetable oil

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Salt

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1/2 cup all-purpose flour

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Two 12-ounce bottles brown ale

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6 rosemary sprigs

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Freshly ground pepper

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12 ounces rustic bread, cubed

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6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

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6 garlic cloves, peeled

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4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (about 1/2 pound)

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