3 best vegetarian french onion Recipes

olive oil, white sugar, yellow onions, sliced in rings very thinly, vegetarian beef stock cube, red wine (dealcolholized ok, but the real stuff is best), swiss cheese

olive oil, butter, onions, chopped (about 4), garlic cloves, chopped (about 4 large heads ), chicken broth (rich stock preferred, use vegetable stock for vegetarian version), bread, cut into chunks (1/2 loaf day-old french bread), parsley stems , 9 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 1/2 tsp dried and 1 bay leaves, salt, half-and-half, black pepper, fresh-ground, croutons (optional) or fried garlic chips (optional)