Beef Short Rib French Onion Soup

Beef Short Rib French Onion Soup

Beefy French onion soup gets a hearty addition of tender short ribs in this variation of the classic favorite soup. It's a meal in a bowl. If you like, make the soup ahead of time in a slow cooker and finish it up when you get home.

Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
3 hr 10 mins
Total Time
3 hr 40 mins
Calories
1162 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven broiler.
Step 2
Mix together flour, 2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder in a bowl. Dredge beef short ribs in seasoned flour mixture. Reserve 3 tablespoons leftover seasoned flour.
Step 3
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook beef ribs in hot oil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove ribs and set aside.
Step 4
Reduce heat to medium and melt butter in the pot. Cook and stir sweet onions in butter until soft and slightly browned, about 15 minutes; reduce heat if onions begin to burn.
Step 5
Stir 3 tablespoons reserved seasoned flour into onions. Cook and stir for 10 minutes. Pour in beef broth and sherry; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until soup is slightly thickened. Season with salt and black pepper.
Step 6
Strip leaves from thyme sprigs and add leaves to soup. Return short ribs to the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer until ribs are tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Stir soup every hour or so.
Step 7
Place crocks under the preheated broiler until cheese is browned and bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 8
Ladle soup into oven-safe soup crocks. Carefully place a short rib into each crock. Top each soup with 2 slices French bread and sprinkle about 1/4 cup Gruyère cheese over each crock.
Beef Short Rib French Onion Soup
Beef Short Rib French Onion Soup
Beef Short Rib French Onion Soup
Beef Short Rib French Onion Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 12 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, or more to taste
  • 2 quarts beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons salt, or more to taste
  • 8 meaty beef short ribs
  • 8 sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), sliced and separated into rings
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, thinly sliced
  • 0.5 cup butter
  • 0.5 cup sherry

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