{"id":5482,"date":"2025-08-10T21:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2025-08-10T21:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:12:30","slug":"french-onion-beef-short-rib-soup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/french-onion-beef-short-rib-soup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\uded2 Ingredients (6 servings)<\/p>\n<p>For the beef<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5\u20132 kg beef short ribs (bone-in)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the soup base<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 tbsp unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>6 large yellow onions, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp sugar (helps caramelize)<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp all-purpose flour (optional, for slight thickening)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup dry red wine<\/li>\n<li>2 L (8 cups) beef broth (low-sodium)<\/li>\n<li>2 sprigs fresh thyme<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For serving<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 baguette, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups grated Gruy\u00e8re cheese (or Swiss\/Comt\u00e9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83e\udd58 Instructions<\/p>\n<p>1. Sear the ribs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pat short ribs dry, season generously with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.<\/li>\n<li>Sear ribs on all sides until deep brown (about 3\u20134 min per side). Remove and set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Caramelize onions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the same pot, melt butter.<\/li>\n<li>Add sliced onions, salt, and sugar. Cook on medium-low for 35\u201340 min, stirring often, until golden brown and soft.<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic and cook 1 min.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Deglaze &amp; build flavor<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sprinkle in flour, stir well (optional for thickness).<\/li>\n<li>Pour in red wine, scraping up brown bits. Let reduce by half (about 5\u20137 min).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Simmer with beef<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Return short ribs to the pot. Add beef broth, thyme, bay leaves, and Worcestershire sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook:\n<ul>\n<li>Stovetop: Low heat for 2.5\u20133 hrs<\/li>\n<li>Oven: 160\u00b0C (325\u00b0F) for 2.5\u20133 hrs<\/li>\n<li>Slow cooker: Low for 8 hrs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Remove bones &amp; shred<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When ribs are fork-tender, remove them from the pot.<\/li>\n<li>Discard bones and excess fat, shred meat into chunks, and return to soup. Remove thyme and bay leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Serve like French onion soup<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat broiler. Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls.<\/li>\n<li>Top with a toasted baguette slice and plenty of Gruy\u00e8re.<\/li>\n<li>Broil until cheese is bubbling and golden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83c\udf77 Tips &amp; Variations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add mushrooms during the onion caramelization for extra depth.<\/li>\n<li>Use bone marrow bones with the short ribs for richer broth.<\/li>\n<li>For a gluten-free version, skip the flour and use cornstarch slurry at the end if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\uded2 Ingredients (6 servings) For the beef 1.5\u20132 kg beef short ribs (bone-in) 1 tbsp olive oil Salt &amp; black&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"\ud83d\uded2 Ingredients (6 servings) For the beef 1.5\u20132 kg beef short ribs (bone-in) 1 tbsp olive oil Salt &amp; black pepper For the soup base 3 tbsp unsalted butter 6 l"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5484,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482\/revisions\/5484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}