10/12/2026
Came out pretty good. I think I still like regular french onion better. Although this did have a bunch of MEAT! I bite everyone knows the rules. Id give it a 7.8
3-4 lb chuck roast. I like to cut mine up into cubes so I can take out all the excess fat, silver skin in the middle) also it cooks faster!
Few table spoons of flour.
4 onions cut thin
3-4 cloes garlic
24 oz beef bone broth( I used my chicken bone broth for this)
1 cup Sherry w**e
2-3 Tbspn of worcestershire
2 sprigs of rosemary
Bay leaves
Fresh thyme
Gruyere cheese
Baguettes
Salt and pepper
1 Tablespoon of Dijon mustard(optional)
Heat pan.
Cut beef into cubes. Take off excess fat and bad stuff. Dont throw away! Save scraps for homemade broth and tallow.
Toss beef in flour.
Add avacado oil to pan. I use bacon fat!
Add beef in batches to brown.
Add beef to crock pot
Add more bacon fat to pan. Lower temp of pan and onions. Slow cook and stir until onions are nice and soft and caramelized. Add garlic. Add w**e and deglaze pan. Add all to the crock pot.
Add worcestershire, broth, herbs(ours were from our garden), salt and pepper to taste, to crock pot and simmer on low 6 hrs. I added Dijon to add a little more depth. Once close cut bread into small disc's and bake in oven at 375 until nice and toasty. Break up beef with fork. Ladel into oven safe pans. Top with toasted baguette and freshly grated gruyere cheese. Bake at 375 until nice and melty. I recommend putting the bowl on a plate because bowl will be hot! And enjoy.
Always taste test throughout cooking and adjust flavor profile.
Also save your scraps! It is very easy to make bone broth. We get full chickens and just butcher it our selves. Takes like 2 min to cut it into portions. And way way cheaper. I save the bones, onion, carrot, celery, garlic scraps in the freezer. You can also use herb stems. When I have enough I make bone broth. Just add it to crock pot and fill with water. Let it cook for 24 hrs. Strain. We used to put in freezer bags and store in freezer but are trying the whole canning thing with this batch. The great thing about bone broth. Loaded with protein, collagen, minerals, and no crap added! And you dont waste. I keep the fat in mine. You could skim that off also.
