Elaines Homemade Beef And Vegetable Soup |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 180 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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An old fashioned traditional beef and vegetable soup, heightened with flavor from beef shank bones, select spices, vegetable stock,and just a bit of pure vanilla extract! Ingredients:
1 lb lean stewing beef, cut into bite-sized pieces |
4 beef shank bones, marrow in |
about 2 quarts cold water |
1 tsp pure vanilla extract |
1 tsp salt |
1/2 tsp pepper |
1 tsp dried basil |
1 tsp italian seasoning |
3 medium sized potatoes, washed and unpeeled, cut into bite-sized pieces |
1 can (28 oz size) tomatoes |
(if additional tomato richness is desired, add 1/2 small can unsalted tomato paste) |
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped |
1 1/2 cups celery, chopped |
1 cup corn niblets |
1 large onion, diced |
1 cup peas |
for the mirepoix |
finely dice one large onion |
add 1/2 (roughly) the amount of finely diced carrots |
add 1/2 (roughly the amount of celery |
Directions:
1. Place the beef shanks into the cold water
2. slowly bring to the boil
3. add the vanilla (the vanilla dramatically heightens the flavor of the beef)
4. skim off any 'scum' that rises from the bones
5. In another saucepan, brown the beef, and when browned, add to the soup pot, drippings and all.
6. In the meantime, in a a separate saucepan, caramelize the onion, and add a mirepoix of one part finely chopped onion, 1/2 part carrots, and 1/2 part celery in a little canola oil
7. Cook until tender
8. Usually, mirepoix is not served, but in this soup, the mirepoix is added to the soup, adding terrific flavor, texture, and making the soup more economical in these dollar-stretching times!
9. While cooking the mirepoix, make vegetable stock from clean leftover pieces of veggies you have cut. It should be in a water bath of about 2 cups.
10. When the veggie stock is cooked, and the veggies tender, strain the liquid through a colander, and discard the veggies used in the stock.
11. Add the veggie stock to the soup pot.
12. Add the mirepoix to the soup pot, and add the additional vegetables as indicated... more carrots, celery, onion, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, peas...
13. Allow to simmer for at least two hours, stirring periodically.
14. Taste, and adjust the seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if desired.
15. This recipe makes a very HEARTY soup, and is a meal in itself.
16. Served with garlic toast, your family will be asking you to make this more often!
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