Description
This French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup takes cozy comfort to the next level. Tender, slow-cooked short ribs melt into a deeply flavorful caramelized onion broth, crowned with cheesy toasted baguette slices. Perfect for chilly nights, dinner parties, or a soul-warming meal at home, this dish delivers richness, elegance, and hearty satisfaction in every spoonful. It’s the ultimate upgrade on a classic French onion soup—ideal for easy dinner ideas, one-pot recipes, and comfort food lovers.
Ingredients
2 ½ pounds beef short ribs
4 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups beef bone broth
1 cup red wine
2 bay leaves
4 sprigs fresh thyme
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
8 slices baguette
1 ½ cups shredded Gruyère cheese
Instructions
1. Season beef short ribs with salt and pepper, then sear in olive oil over medium-high heat until browned on all sides. Remove and set aside.
2. Lower heat and add butter, then sliced onions. Cook slowly, stirring often, for 30–40 minutes until deeply caramelized.
3. Stir in garlic until fragrant. Deglaze pan with red wine, scraping up browned bits from the bottom.
4. Return short ribs to the pot. Add beef bone broth, bay leaves, and thyme. Bring to a simmer.
5. Cover and simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours, until beef is fall-apart tender. Remove short ribs, shred meat, and return to pot. Discard bones and herbs.
6. Toast baguette slices under a broiler. Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls.
7. Top each bowl with toast and a generous amount of Gruyère. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbling.
8. Serve hot, optionally topped with fresh herbs.
Notes
Use bone-in short ribs for extra depth of flavor in the broth.
If you don’t have oven-safe bowls, melt the cheese separately on the toast and place it on top before serving.
The soup base freezes beautifully—just add fresh toast and cheese when reheating.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop, Broiler Finish
- Cuisine: French-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: beef short rib soup, French onion soup, comfort food, one-pot dinner, winter dinner ideas