Name: French Onion Beef Noodle Soup
Yield: 6-8 Servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil; 3 lb. English-style bone-in beef short ribs, cut into 2" segments; Kosher salt; 6 scallions, white and dark green parts separated; 8 garlic cloves; 1 4" piece ginger, scrubbed, thinly sliced; 6 star anise pods; 2 3" cinnamon sticks; 8 whole cloves; 2 tsp. black peppercorns; 2 tsp. coriander seeds; 1 cup dry white wine; ½ cup (or more) low-sodium soy sauce; 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 5 lb. onions (about 10 medium), thinly sliced; 2 Tbsp. (or more) unseasoned rice vinegar; 30 oz. fresh or 18 oz. dried ramen noodles

Bowl of Amiel Stanek's French Onion Noodle Soup

Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Yekaterina Boystova

This super-savory dish draws its inspiration from Taiwanese beef noodle soup, then gilds the lily with a Dutch oven’s worth of sweet, slow-simmered onions—the best part of French onion soup, if you ask this recipe’s developer, Amiel Stanek. It takes some doing, but the effort is worth it. If you’re not planning on serving a crowd, the leftover soup base freezes beautifully, meaning you can have a big-flavor weeknight dinner in your back pocket.

What you’ll need

Dutch Oven
$100 At Amazon
Sun Ramen Noodles
$6 At Amazon
Mesh Sieve
$16 $15 At Amazon
Tongs
$18 $14 At Amazon

Recipe notes

Five-Spice Beef Noodle Soup

Inspired by the flavors of Vietnamese pho, this ground beef and rice noodle soup comes together in just 20 minutes.

Silken Tofu With Black Bean Garlic Sauce

A homemade black bean sauce is better than anything you can find in the grocery store. Plus, the 15-minute dinner you can make with it.

Blended Pastina Soup

A blended soup for kids who don’t want to “see” their vegetables—or anyone else looking for a steamy bowl of chicken soup comfort.

Baan Mae’s Thom Khem Thaohu

Slowly caramelized sugar, sweet lychees, warming spices, and fiery ginger create the perfect base for tofu to simmer in.

Cold Matcha Noodles

Matcha tints this refreshing noodle dish a delightful green hue—and imparts its characteristic grassy flavor.

Pork and Tomatillo Udon

Two pantry sauces—hoisin and green tomatillo salsa—join forces to form a deliciously balanced sauce for udon noodles.

Oyakodon

This classic Japanese comfort food is a combination of chicken and egg (oyako means “parent and child”) simmered in sweet-savory broth and served over rice.

Spicy Pork and Refried Bean Soup

A can of refried beans disappears into the broth of this simple soup, adding body and luscious texture, while chipotle chiles in adobo add smoky heat.