Mmmmmm when it is in the 50s and a tropical storm is heading straight through your area, clouds wind and rain no sun it is a perfect night for soup.
Work all day no problemo this soup can be pre-made and part of it is made in the crock-pot
Do you like french dip sandwiches? What about French onion soup? Well what If I told you that I combined my love of both of these meals into this awesome fall soup!
French dip soup
Course: MainDifficulty: Medium8
servingsIngredients
2.5 pounds boneless chuck roast
4 large onions sliced
1 package of Au jus
2 cup water
1 stick of butter
4 cups beef broth
4 cups chicken broth
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon worcesterschire
1 tsp thyme
2 cups shredded cheese (a good melting cheese like provolone or gruyere cheese)
baguettes cut up into croutons
olive oil to drizzle on the baguette to toast
Directions
- In a crock pot on low setting put the chuck roast in with 1 packet of Au Jus and 1 cup of water cook for 8 hours or until cooked through remove and shred set aside
- In a large stock pot put butter over medium heat and put onion slices let cook for 20 minutes stirring occasionally
- Turn the oven on to 400 degrees
- Put a lid on the onions, allow steam to come out (crack the lid)
- Place stock pot with cracked lid inside the 400 degree onion and cook for 1 hour check and stir occasionally so not to burn
- Remove from oven return to stove top
- Add 1 cup of water to caramelized onions stir
- Cook 5 minutes until it reduces by half
- Add broth and stir
- Add seasonings(garlic, thyme, worchesteshire sauce)
- Add shredded meat stir to incorporate into soup
- Cook simmer 5 minutes
- Shred cheese of choice (we used gruyere cheese)
- Toast your baquette to make croutons
- Fill up small oven save bowls with soup (not too much as you need to put croutons and cheese in
- Top soup with croutons
- Top croutons with a good amount of cheese
- Place your bowls on a pan and place in the oven
- Broil the soup watch close until cheese is melted and brown
- ****VERY HOT**** remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes befor eating, enjoy!
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