Kansas City Steak and Vegetable Soup

ratherbeswimmin''s Note:

A hearty beef soup with chunks of sirloin. Very yummy.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 ½ lbs boneless sirloin , trimmed of fat and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 envelope knorr beef tomato soup mix
• 1 envelope lipton onion soup mix
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup peeled potato , cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1 ½ cups corn kernels (fresh cut or frozen and thawed)
• 2 cups green beans , cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
2. Season the beef with salt and pepper.
3. Add the beef to the soup pot and brown in the hot oil, stirring frequently (do this in batches if necessary).
4. Add the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots; cook and stir about 4 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften.
5. Add the soup mixes, water, and potatoes; bring to a boil.
6. Change heat to medium-low and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour or until beef is tender.
7. Add in the corn and green beans and cook until beans are tender.
8. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper if needed.

Reviews

[Kizzikate]

Very good!! Made as written, with the exception of the salt... there's already a lot of sodium in the soup mixes. This is going into my regular rotation!!

[Mommy2Summer&Gibson]

I am a big soup fan year-round (which drives my husband crazy here in HOT south Texas) - I recently made this one and LOVED IT. I could not find the beef tomato soup mix and instead replaced all of the water with beef broth and added half a can of tomato soup. I also ended up adding another cup or two of water. I will make this over and over come winter!

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

Oct 13, 2004 - A very flavorful soup without being over spiced. We all enjoyed it and I will definitely be making it again. The only thing I'll change next time is I'll either add the green beans and corn at the same time as the other veggies or use canned ones. They simmered for almost 2 hours but still weren't quite done. Excellent soup! Thanks for sharing! Update - It has become very hard to find the beef tomato soup mix around here. I now use one pack of beefy onion soup mix and we like it just as well.