French In A Flash: French Onion Soup Dumplings

Ingredients

• the leaves of 4 sprigs thymeTBD
• a pat of butterHIGH
• 1 cup beef stockTBD
• 1/2 tablespoon sugarTBD
• salt and pepperTBD
• 1 bay leafTBD
• 15 to 20 wonton wrappersTBD
• counterfeit french onion soup onionsTBD
• 1 tablespoon butterHIGH
• 1 sweet yellow onion, thinly slicedTBD
• 1/3 cup parmesan, gratedTBD
• chives, or twigs of thyme, for garnishTBD
• 1 tablespoon olive oilTBD
• 1 cup gruyère, gratedTBD
• 1/2 cup dry white wineTBD
• counterfeit french onion soup onions (recipe below), or 1 to 1 1/2 cups reserved onions from french onion soupTBD
• 2 red onions, thinly slicedTBD
• 1/4 cup cognacTBD