French Onion Beef Soup

By Valerie Boese | Dec 2, 2019

Note: Get a jump-start on this scrumptious soup by cooking the beef and broth overnight in a slow cooker. Add the vegetables in the morning, and it’ll be ready by lunchtime. You can also make this soup on the stovetop; just reduce the initial cooking time to 3 to 4 hours at a simmer, and the second cooking time to 1 hour. Yields 6 servings.

Ingredients:

1 pound beef chuck steak or roast, cut into 1-inch pieces
8 cups beef broth
1 cup sliced carrots
3 large onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or
1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 baguette or French bread loaf
Olive oil, as needed
Swiss cheese, as needed

Directions:

In a slow cooker, cook chuck steak and beef broth on low for 8 to 10 hours.
Remove meat from slow cooker and shred it into small pieces with a fork.
Return meat to slow cooker, and add carrots, onions, parsley, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook on low for 2 to 3 hours. Salt and pepper to taste.
Slice bread into 1-inch-thick slices. Brush both sides of each slice with olive oil, and broil in oven until golden brown; watch carefully so the bread doesn’t burn.
Place soup in single-serving ovenproof bowls and top each with 2 to 3 toasted baguette pieces and Swiss cheese. Broil in oven until cheese is melted, usually just a few seconds.

For more Seasonal Soup Recipes, check out Winter Soups to Warm You Up.

Valerie Boese is a fourth-generation chicken keeper, and the owner of TarBox Hollow Poultry.

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