Plaza III Steak Soup - Copycat

Mysterygirl's Note:

There is a very nice restaurant in Kansas City, MO called the Plaza III - they are famous for their steak soup. This is a copycat version of it. It freezes very well too.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup flour
• 8 cups hot water
• 2 lbs ground sirloin
• 2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 cup onion , chopped
• 1 cup carrot , diced
• 1 cup celery , sliced
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
• 28 ounces canned tomatoes , diced
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon Accent seasoning (optional)

Directions:

1. Melt butter in stock pot.
2. Blend in flour to make a smooth paste.
3. Gradually add hot water a little at a time.
4. Whisking it smooth as you go.
5. Simmer until smooth.
6. Sauté beef in a large skillet and drain off fat Add meat, bouillon, all vegetables and seasonings to saucepan.
7. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are cooked.

Reviews

[Christy Sowers]

This was extremely good! It is a lot like a stew my mom used to make. I am from the KC area and love PlazaIII restaurant! This was a great copycat recipe. I also added a little more pepper for a more seasoned soup. Thanks for the recipe, it was fabulous!

[Pat Kobayashi]

So tasty and so easy to throw together. It's a keeper for my recipe files.

[dirtfarmerswife]

This was awesome, I had left over Tri tip that I used, did not use the frozen vegetables but did all the fresh, a can of corn and the canned tomatoes I used were the stewed Italian. I also saute'd the onion and celery together before adding the flour as someone else advised. As opposed to pepper, I used a couple or three shakes of Montreal steak seasoning. Served with hot out of the oven beer bread. Thank-you for a great recipe I will use it many times.