INGREDIENTS
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3 pounds onions
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3 tablespoons butter
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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4-6 cloves of garlic
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1 generous pinch of salt
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a few good grinds of black peppercorns
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4 sprigs fresh thyme
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1 bay leaf
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4-6 cups beef, veal, and/or vegetable stock, preferably homemade
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2 cups red wine, preferably a burgundy, OR
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2 cups beer, preferably a brown ale or stout (not chocolate)
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1 baguette or other crusty bread
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4-6 deli slices of cheese, OR
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1/2 cup EACH of gouda, gruyere, parmesan & pecorino