Thai Onion Soup

• 1/4 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cups thinly sliced yellow onions
• 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup dry sherry wine
• 1/4 cup port wine
• 1/4 cup Madeira
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1 cup unsweetened apple juice

Wrap these spices in cheesecloth sachet

• 1 tbs. chopped lemon grass
• 2 tsp. fresh grated ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp. gram marsala
• 1 1/2 tsp. curry powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 whole star anise
• 1/4 tsp. whole cardamom
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cloves
• 5 whole allspice
• 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt