Vegetable beef soup [3-1/2 hours]

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 pounds Cross Cut Beef Shanks
8 cups Water
3 Cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
1 large Onion (caorsely chopped)
1 teaspoon Salt
3 cups Tomato Juice
1 teaspoon Thyme
8 mediums Mushrooms
5 Carrots (coarsely sliced)
1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
1 Carrot (finely chopped)
1 Stalk Celery (broken into three pieces, with leafs
4 Beef Bouillon Cubes
3 Stalks Celery (chopped)
2 Potatoes (one inch cubes)
1 cup Each, Fresh or Frozen
Peas, Corn & Green Beans

Directions

GROUP_A

GROUP_B

Brown beef in bottom of dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add water and bring to a boil. Skim foam. Add all remaining Group "A" ingredients,cover and bring to gentle boil. Cook for approximately three hours. Remove from heat. Strain liquid; discard all solids except the beef. Remove all lean meat from bones, cube and return to broth. Except for the potatoes, add all Group "B" ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes during the last 10 minutes. Skim excess fat before serving (easiest when soup has been refrigerated).

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