Ingredients

1 1/2 Tbsp. butter
3 cups combination of Vidalia onion, red spring onion and baby leeks, thinly sliced
1/2 Tbsp. chopped garlic
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. ground star anise
3 Tbsp. dry white wine or dry vermouth
7 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and black pepper, to taste
6 oz. French bread, thickly sliced, cut into chunks and oven-toasted
9 oz. BelGioioso Fontina cheese, shredded

Directions

Melt butter in heavy-bottomed Dutch oven. Add sliced onions and leeks, garlic, bay leaf and star anise. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until onions caramelize and brown, about 25 minutes. 

Add wine; cook until evaporated. Add stock or broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 45 minutes.

Season soup with salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf. For each serving, ladle 1 cup hot soup into ovenproof crock. Float 1 oz. oven-toasted croutons atop soup. Cover croutons with 1-1/2 oz. shredded BelGioioso Fontina. Broil until cheese melts.