French Onion Grilled Cheese

French Onion Grilled Cheese
A French Twist On An American Classic
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
8 thick slices of Brioche Bread
2 large sweet onions, thin slices into rings
1 1/4 cups beef broth
2 tbsp butter plus more for grilling
2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Paste
large pinch of dried thyme
salt
pepper
2 cups shredded gruyere cheese

Directions
In a large frying pan, add butter on medium heat and the add all the onions and sauté and sweat the onions for about 5 minutes.  Add beef stock a 1/4 cup at a time and place lid back on until liquid evaporates.  Repeat this process until liquid is gone and is fully evaporated.  Add the Better than Bouillon Paste and the dried thyme, mix thoroughly.  The onion will start to caramelize (because of the natural sugars in the onion, be careful not to burn, you can adjust the temperature.)  Wait until the end of cooking the onions to add salt and pepper, taste and then adjust seasoning.  Heat grill pan to medium heat, grease the grill pan with a small amount of butter or olive oil.  Assemble the sandwich with onions and 1/2 cup of gruyere cheese per sandwich.  Grill 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until the cheese has melted.
Serves 4