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Beef French Onion Soup

Beef French Onion Soup

Beef Bone Broth or Meat Stock, Chuck Roast French Onion Soup for recovery, postpartum and the fall or winter seasons.
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Prep Time:1 hour
Cook Time:2 hours
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Meal Prep
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Beef, bone broth, Meal Prep, postpartum

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker like an Instant Pot or OurPlace

Ingredients

Beef

  • 2.5 - 3.5 lbs Chuck Roast
  • Sea Salt & Black Pepper
  • 1-2 tbsp Olive Oil

Onion Base

  • 4-5 large yellow onions thinly sliced
  • 3-4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp grass-fed butter
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour optional for slight thickening
  • 1 tsp Honey or Sugar optional

Liquid & Seasonings

  • 6 cups Beef Bone Broth Beef Broth or Meat Stock are good options too
  • 1 cup Dry white wine or sub for extra broth
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp tamari
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf

Topping

  • Baguette slices or crusty sourdough bread
  • Gruyère or Swiss Cheese thinly sliced

Instructions

Sear the Chuck Roast

  • Set Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot to sauté (High). Pat beef dry, season heavily with sea salt & fresh cracked black pepper. Sear 3-4 minutes per side until deeply browned. Remove and set aside. Don't rush this step as it helps to build flavor depth.

Caramelize Onions

  • Add your grass-fed butter and sliced onions to your pot. Sauté 12-18 minutes, stirring occasionally. Scrape up browned bits from beef. Add a pinch of salt, and 1 tsp sugar or honey to help browning.

Build the Base

  • Add your minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Stir in flour (if using), cook 1-2 minutes. Deglaze fully and add the white wine. Cook off white wine. Add broth, Worcestershire, tamari, thyme and bay leaf.
  • Return the Chuck Roast to the pot. Seal lid of Pressure Cooker.

Cooking & Finishing

  • Cook Soup for 60-75 minutes on high pressure (depending on size). Natural release: 15-20 minutes
  • Remove roast, shred with forks. Discard the bay lead, thyme stems and return shredded beef to soup.
  • Serve soup warm with a slice of baguette and Gruyère cheese on top of the bread.

Notes

This beef French onion soup is perfect for meal preparation to show love and care for others during times of healing, postpartum, long winters, etc. It is loaded with supportive healing nutrients and collagen from the beef bone broth.