Old School Vegetable Beef Soup Food

OLD FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a dutch oven or large pot over high heat. Add stew meat and sear so that outside edges are brown, turning over as needed to brown all sides of the meat. Add diced onion to saute while searing the beef. Continually stir onions to prevent sticking. Cook for about 3 minutes total.*If finishing in a slow cooker, transfer both onions and beef to your crockpot set on low once fully seared.
• Add mixed vegetables, cubed potatoes (I leave the skin on like my grandma did for extra vitamins and flavor but you can peel them if you prefer), diced tomatoes, beef broth, beef bullion, Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a low boil. Cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft all the way through. Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.*If using a crockpot, cook for 1 hour on high (or 2 hours on low). Check potatoes to be sure they are fully cooked through, then serve.

HEARTY OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large stockpot or Dutch oven , combine the beef shanks, beef stock, onion, pepper, bay leaf, and salt. Cover the pot and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, and skim off and discard any foam. Simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours, or until the meat is mostly tender.
• Remove the beef shanks from the soup. Skim excess fat from the surface of the soup with a ladle or spoon. Remove the meat from the bones, cut it into small pieces, and add it back to the broth. Add the tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, potatoes, carrots, celery, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar, if using. Continue to simmer for about 45 minutes longer, or until the vegetables and meat are tender. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Remove the bay leaf and ladle the soup into bowls. Serve hot and enjoy.

OLD-FASHIONED BEEF-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In 8-quart stockpot or Dutch oven, place beef bones and water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Skim off and discard any residue that rises to surface.
• Stir in bouillon, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaves. Return to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours longer or until meat is tender.
• Remove beef bones and bay leaves from broth. Skim and discard fat from broth. When bones are cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; cut into bite-size pieces.
• Return meat to broth. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion, carrots and celery until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes with their juice, salt, pepper, parsley, soy sauce, Worcestershire and paprika. Pour in beef broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender and flavors are well blended.

OLD SCHOOL VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Brown meat in a Pam-sprayed stockpot. Remove and rinse meat and wipe pot clean.
• Return meat to pot. Add tomatoes and water. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 more hour.

OLD WORLD VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions in oil until lightly browned. Rinse the split peas and barley in water and place in a large pot. Add the chicken stock and water and cook over medium-high heat. until almost tender, about 1 hour. Add the pasta and cook 10 minutes longer. Then add the lima beans and vegetables, cook until the vegetables are tender. Season with dill, salt and pepper.

GRANDMA LILLIAN'S VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot brown beef chunks hot and fast till nicely browned. Season with a bit of salt and pepper if desired. Turn down the heat and add 1/2 cup onion and the garlic. Saute till onion is tender. Add celery, carrots, the rest of the onion, tomato soup and beef broth. Bring to a boil and then simmer 15-20 minutes. Add potatoes and cook on low another 15 minutes. Add the macaroni and simmer till macaroni is done, about 10-15 minutes. Do not boil with the macaroni in it or the pasta will fall apart.
• Serve with a great crusty bread or crackers.