Vegetable Beef Soup

Submitted by kittyjuett

"This is a hearty soup that I love to serve with a great crusty bread."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 907.18 g beef shank (want to have a bone)
• 453.59 g stewing beef
• 946.36 ml tomato juice (V-8 vegetable juice)
• 946.36 ml water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 14.79 ml salt
• 14.79 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 4.92 ml chili powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 453.59 g can stewed tomatoes
• 236.59 ml celery, diced
• 236.59 ml carrot, chopped
• 236.59 ml red potatoes, diced
• 236.59 ml peas (fresh or frozen)
• 236.59 ml corn (I use fresh or frozen super sweet white)

directions

1. Combine the first nine ingredients in a large soup kettle.
2. Cover and simmer for two hours.
3. Strain broth and skim off excess fat.*
4. Cut meat from bones into large cubes. Discard bones, return meat to broth.
5. Add celery, carrots and potatoes; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
6. Add fresh or frozen corn and peas, cook an additional 5-10 minutes.
7. *I cool the strained broth, covered in the kettle, till the fat solidifies; then scoop it off the top! Often, I will do this much of the soup a day in advance, then finish it with the vegetables the following day.

Reviews

[ElaineAnn]

Made half the recipe as posted. Loved it! Made a day ahead to get rid of extra fat. It smelled so good it was hard to wait for it to cool without having some. LOL! Thanks for sharing kitty. Made for PAC Spring 2011 ~ORPHANAGE~