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xxblushesxx -> RE: What Smells So Good? (3/17/2008 4:43:01 PM)
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I've never really written this recipe down, but, this is how I make my beef vegetable soup, which people fight over.
half large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
3 lbs (more or less) sirloin or other type of steak cut to bite sized pieces
3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
3 whole peppercorns
one half teaspoon of salt (more or less to taste)
2 bay leaves
half lb carrots cut in small pieces
1 can whole tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
3 or 4 med. to large potatoes cut into bite size pieces
corn, peas, and green beans to taste
Put one and a half tablespoons of olive oil in a large soup pan and heat, when hot enough, put in onions and garlic. Cook until tender. Remove from pan. Add another one and a half tablespoons of olive oil, and sear beef until browned. Add the onions and garlic, and fill 2/3s of the way with water. Pour the juice from the cans of tomato into the soup, cut up some of the tomatoes, (3-5) and add to the soup.
Fill a tablespoon with the Italian seasoning, take another tablespoon and lay it on top to crush the seasoning. Add to soup. Do that with the other two tablespoons of seasoning. Add three whole peppercorns, one half teaspoon of salt, and two bay leaves.
Add in the other vegetables, bring to a boil, and allow to simmer for a few hours. If the consistancy of the soup is too thin, add some or all of the tomato paste; too thick? more water. Before serving, remove the bay leaves.
This takes a while, but is very easy and delicious. Serve it with crusty bed and good beer or wine.
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