French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup

Here’s a rich, cozy French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup 🥣 — deep flavor, fall-apart beef, and that classic French onion taste everyone loves 🤎

🥣 French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup

🛒 Ingredients

• 2½ lbs beef short ribs (bone-in)
• Salt & black pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 large onions, thinly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 cup dry white wine (optional, but recommended)
• 8 cups beef broth
• 2 tsp fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp sugar (helps caramelize onions)

For serving (optional but classic):

• Baguette slices, toasted
• Gruyère or Swiss cheese, shredded

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Brown the short ribs
   Season short ribs with salt and pepper.
   Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
   Brown ribs on all sides. Remove and set aside.
2. Caramelize the onions
   In the same pot, add butter and onions.
   Cook on medium-low heat 30–40 minutes, stirring often, until deep golden.
   Sprinkle in sugar during the last 10 minutes.
3. Build flavor
   Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
   Stir in flour and cook another minute.
   Deglaze with white wine, scraping the bottom.
4. Simmer the soup
   Add beef broth, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and short ribs.
   Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
   Cover and simmer 2½–3 hours until beef is fall-apart tender.
5. Finish
   Remove ribs, shred meat, discard bones.
   Return beef to soup. Adjust seasoning.
6. Optional cheesy topping
   Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls.
   Top with toasted baguette and cheese.
   Broil until bubbly and golden 🔥

🍽️ Serving Ideas

• Serve with extra crusty bread
• Side salad with vinaigrette
• Perfect cold-weather comfort meal

💡 Tips

• No wine? Use extra beef broth
• Slow cooker: 8 hours on LOW after caramelizing onions
• Even better the next day 😋

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