French Onion Soup with Beef

5 from 8 votes

If you like the classic version, you are going to love this hearty French onion soup with beef, topped with a cheesy toasted baguette.

Prep Time10

Cook Time2 30

Total Time2 40

Course: Soup

Cuisine: French

Servings:

Calories: 621kcal

Author: Fox Valley Foodie

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 ½ pounds beef stew meat cubed
3 tablespoons butter
1 ½ pounds thinly sliced yellow onions approximately 2 large onions
½ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoons flour
4 cups beef stock
1 cup dry white wine such as Chardonay
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
4 slices French baguette toasted
½ pound grated Gruyere cheese or Swiss cheese

Instructions

Add cooking oil to a large pot or Dutch oven and set over medium high heat. Once oil is shimmering add beef stew meat and sear until well browned on all sides.
Once browned, remove the beef from the pot and set aside in a large bowl. Reduce the heat to medium. Deglaze any burnt on browned bits on the bottom of the pot by adding a splash of beef stock and scraping them loose with a wooden spoon. Pour off liquid into the bowl with the seared beef.
Add butter to the pot along with sliced onions, sugar, and salt. Slowly caramelize the onions until deeply golden brown, stirring occasionally. Approximately 30 minutes. Add minced garlic and saute for an additional two minutes.
Sprinkle flour into the onion mixture, stir it around to fully incorporate and let the raw flour taste cook out for a minute or two, then add the beef and deglazing liquid back to the pot.
Add the remaining beef stock to the pot along with wine, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, and black pepper. Cover the pot with a lid, reduce the heat to medium low, and let simmer for two hours, or until beef is tender.
Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls, top with toasted baguette slices and shredded cheese. Place bowls under the broiler until the cheese has melted, then serve.

Notes

If you do not have oven-safe bowls that can be placed under the broiler I recommend placing your toast on a sheet pan and top with cheese. Place the sheet pan under the broiler to melt the cheese, then carefully place the cheesy toast in your soup bowls when serving.

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