Beef Vegetable Soup (rev 5/2/13) Recipe
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Ingredients: 3 lbs beef. (roast or round steak) 1 beef marrow bone with ends cut off and the center cut into 3 pieces 10 cups low sodium tomato juice 3 cups spicy V8 3 cups chicken broth 1 14 oz can of low sodium petite cut tomatoes 1 1/3 cup chopped onions 1 T minced garlic 1 T chili powder 1 T Worcestershire sauce 1 T Kosher salt ---------------------------------------------- 1 cup barley 1 1/3 cup finely chopped celery 32 oz vegetables. Use 2 16 oz bags frozen mixed soup vegetables or your own combination. (potatoes, okra, carrots, corn, peas, green beans, etc) ---------------------------------------------- 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp lemon juice
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Directions:Cut meat into pieces no larger than 1/2" square removing as much fat as possible. Add all ingredients down to and including Kosher salt Bring to a boil then simmer for 3 to 4 hours. Remove bones, take any marrow left, mash marrow with fork and return to soup See note 2 below for a leaner soup. Add the barley and the vegetables, bring to a boil and then simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables are soft. If using fresh potatoes or carrots dice them and microwave for 6 minutes. Add the 1/2 tsps of garlic, chili powder and lemon juice if you are serving the soup the same day (see note) Let simmer a half hour more. Season to taste Serve with any or all of the following: rye bread, pumpernickel, saltine crackers, croutons.
Note: for a leaner soup, stop the process after "Remove the bones …" and let cool. Refrigerate over night and then skim fat. Off the top. Reheat to a slow simmer and proceed with the rest of the directions. |
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