Ingredients for Beef Vegetable Soup
- the broth
- 3 lb bone in short ribs
- 1 onion cut in 4 chunks, peeled
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled, kept whole
- 2 stalks celery with leafy tops, cut into chunks
- 1 large carrot, cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dryed thyme
- 1/2 tsp pepper and salt to taste
- 10 whole black peppercorns
- 8 cup low sodium or unsalted beef broth
- soup
- 6 oz tiny button mushrooms, whole or cut in half
- 15 oz can diced tomatos with the juice
- 4 medium carrots, sliced
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 24 tiny baby red potatoes, preboiled just until tender, diced or sliced
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp hot sauce, such as Frank’s Red Hot brand
- 1/2 tsp pepper and salt to taste
- 1 tsp butter, salted or unsalted
- 2 tbsp fresh grated romano cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped herbs, I used basil, thyme and chives
Cooking Instructions for making Beef Vegetable Soup
MAKE BROTH: Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat oil in a large skillet, add short ribs seasoned with salt and pepper, and brown all sides.
Add vegetables for the broth; onion, carrot, celery, garlic, thyme, pepper, salt, and peppercorns. Transfer to oven and roast until short ribs are brown, about 25 minutes.
Transfer all skillet ingredients to stockpot, add broth, bring to a boil then lower heat to a simmer, partially cover pot and simmer on low until short ribs are very tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Strain broth, discard vegetables and reserve short ribs.
MAKE SOUP: Skim off any excess fat from broth and add broth to clean stockpot, bring to a simmer. Meanwhile melt the butter in a small skillet and cook mushrooms until tender, about 5 minutes
Add mushrooms, tomatos with juice, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, lemon, hot sauce and pepper to stock, simmer until vegetables are tender about 1 hour, add potatos and romano cheese and simmer 10 minutes more.
Remove meat from bones of short ribs and cut meat into bite size pieces and add to soup, heat through, add herbs and taste to see if it needs salt or pepper. Serve and enjoy.
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