Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe

Objective:

Vegetable Beef soup recipe

Conclusion:

Here is my version of the base recipe shown below.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds stew beef
• 1/4 pound of bacon
• 12 ounce beer
• 4 cups beef broth
• Medium size onion chopped finely
• 2 carrots chopped into 1/4 inch slices
• 4 medium size potatoes diced into 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 celery stalks chopped
• 2 cans stewed tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
• 2 teaspoons of Steak Rub
• Rosemary Sprig
• Oregano Sprig

Directions:

• Rinse and pat dry cubed beef (1/2 inch) then season with Steak Rub
• Allow to rest at room temp for 45 minutes up to an hour
• Cook 1/4 pound of bacon in cast iron skillet
• When bacon is cooked, remove the bacon, brown the beef cubes.
• Brown in cast iron skillet about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove the beef to soup pot and cover.
• • Saute the chopped onion
  • add beef, beer, beef broth , chopped celery, potatoes and stewed tomatoes
  • Add bay leaves, Kosher salt, Black pepper,Rosemary and Oregano
• Simmer for 2 to 3 hours

Options:

• Mushrooms
• Peppers
• Peas
• Carrots
• Diced Summer squash or
• Zucchini work well too