Short Rib, Caramelized Onion, and Gouda Grilled Cheese

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 170.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	43%	11%
fat	7%	1%
aromatics	19%	9%
sweetener	0%	0%
vegetables and beans	10%	0%
collagen idx	0.9	0.9
marbling idx	0.9	0.9

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

20 g	1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1588 g	3 1/2 pounds bone-in beef short ribs
	Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
150 g	1 large yellow onion, quartered
122 g	2 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
40 g	1 stalk celery, cut into large chunks
6 g	2 medium cloves garlic, smashed
413 g	1 3/4 cups dry red wine
240 g	1 cup beef stock or low-sodium broth
24 g	1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
8 g	1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
4 g	4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 g	2 bay leaves
14 g	1 tablespoon unsalted butter
14 g	1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
150 g	1 large sweet onion, such as Vidalia, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
3 g	3 sprigs fresh thyme
4 g	1 teaspoon sugar
	Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
52 g	1/4 cup whole-grain mustard
29 g	2 tablespoons sour cream
57 g	4 tablespoons unsalted butter
320 g	8 slices seeded marbled or regular rye bread
	8 thick slices Gouda cheese

Method: 9 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I was making caramelized onions anyways, so I decided to try this. I mostly followed the short rib recipe, subbing fish sauce for soy and just using all beef broth instead of adding the wine. The short ribs were amazing just braised. I skipped the mustard sauc” — a cook