# French Onion Pot Roast

A melt-in-your-mouth tender French onion pot roast packed with classic French onion soup flavors, topped with melty Gruyère cheese.

- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chuck roast
- butter
- 4 large yellow onions
- white wine
- garlic
- flour
- beef broth
- Worcestershire sauce
- salt
- pepper
- rosemary
- thyme
- bay leaves
- Gruyère cheese

## Instructions

1. Season and sear the chuck roast in a Dutch oven until a golden brown crust forms.
2. Add butter to the Dutch oven, then add about four large yellow onions to caramelize until reduced.
3. Deglaze the pot with white wine.
4. Stir in garlic and flour.
5. Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Add fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves.
8. Return the seared chuck roast to the Dutch oven.
9. Cover and braise in the oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for about three and a half hours until fall-apart tender.
10. Shred the beef using two forks.
11. Top the shredded beef with Gruyère cheese.
12. Return to the oven until the cheese is melted.
13. Serve your French onion pot roast over mashed potatoes with your favorite sides.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- tongs
- Dutch oven
- wooden spoon
- oven mitts
- oven
- forks
- serving spoon
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPwM_xCAGbG/?igsh=MXM1ajM4M21zdm12Yg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cede70e0-06fb-460f-a4f3-51965894a2fc
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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