# FRENCH ONION BEEF DIP

This French onion beef dip is cozy fall cooking at its best, and it may be the best sandwich you'll eat all year.

- Total time: 180 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lb chuck/beef shoulder
- 3 onions, sliced
- 1 cup red wine
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 sprig thyme
- 4 cups chicken or beef stock
- 1 cup Gruyère, shredded
- 1 small bunch chives, sliced
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 baguette
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Preheat Dutch oven over medium high heat.
2. Heavily season your meat and sear it on all sides until golden brown.
3. Thinly slice onions.
4. Remove beef and set aside.
5. Turn heat down to low and add onions to pot along with a big pinch of salt.
6. Cover with lid for 15 to help speed things along.
7. Remove lid and stir regularly until onions are dark and deeply caramelized, scraping the bottom as you go.
8. Once onions are jammy, deglaze with red wine and allow most to evaporate.
9. Place beef back into pot and add crushed garlic, thyme, and then stock along with another pinch of salt.
10. Cover and allow to finish cooking in 300°F oven for 2.5-3 hours or until beef is easily shreddable.
11. Strain out that liquid gold, separating the onions.
12. Shred your beef once it's cool enough to handle.
13. Set your oven to broil.
14. Drizzle a crusty baguette with olive oil, and then broil until lightly golden and crisp on the edges.
15. Build your sandwich by piling on the shredded beef, loading it up with caramelized onions and a big handful of Gruyère.
16. Broil until melted and top with chives.
17. Serve with a bowl of that French onion jus for dipping and drink the rest.

## Equipment

- Dutch oven

## Tips

- Cover with lid for 15 to help speed things along when cooking onions.
- Stir regularly until onions are dark and deeply caramelized, scraping the bottom as you go.
- Allow most of the wine to evaporate when deglazing.
- Drizzle sliced baguette with olive oil and broil until lightly golden and crisp on the edges.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThnsf76e/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fb2d4123-9a87-4da7-8c11-a11d6127ef94
- Extracted: 2026-03-01

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