Plaza III Steak Soup - Copycat

Submitted by Mysterygirl

"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."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 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

[swchef]

I was the Executive Chef that created this recipe for P3 and you are really close. All you need is a splash of Worcestershire and instead of beef granules (and you will have to play with this as we used to do 20 gals at a time) use Kitchen bouquet. This brings back old memories.

 

[susan7]

Read the review from swchef who says he was the exec. chef who created this recipe for P3. If he happens to follow the reviews, would like him to know I'm a KC girl and have been making this for years from the St. Elizabeth & Notre Dame cookbooks. Glad to have his input on the Kitchen Bouquet. Still did the bouillon granules but did add a bit of kitchen bouquet. If he happens to read this, want you to know we were friends of Paul Robinson & my husband Bob Hindson shared a Porsche with him and raced at tracks around the US. (not too interesting to cooks, but just wanted swchef to know). Wish I knew who you are??? Oh, and by the way mystery girl, loved your Mrs. Cobb's meatloaf until I went vegetarian 5 or 6 years ago. Still try to do it with veggie crumbles though! Sorry to bother the rest of you with an attempt to contact swchwf (reviewer & creator of original recipe)

 

[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!

 

[Heather Reynolds in]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! This recipe has become a favorite in our home. My entire family goes nuts over it. I had to substitute Italian Style canned tomatoes instead of just plain tomatoes last night and WOW! It is beyond fantastic now. Its adds that extra flavor. This is one of the best soups i have ever made. I doubled the recipe last night so i could freeze some and my husband and father have just about eaten all of it! They keep saying "This stuff is hitting" I cant believe they have eaten 2 large pots! thanks for this recipe. It will be treasured in my family for sure Heather

 

[Pat Kobayashi]

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