Best Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED BEEF-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In 8-quart stockpot or Dutch oven, place beef bones and water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Skim off and discard any residue that rises to surface.
• Stir in bouillon, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaves. Return to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours longer or until meat is tender.
• Remove beef bones and bay leaves from broth. Skim and discard fat from broth. When bones are cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; cut into bite-size pieces.
• Return meat to broth. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Cut meat into small, bite-size (1/2") pieces.
• In a large pot or dutch oven, saute meat in 1 T oil on medium-high heat until all sides are brown.
• Set aside on a plate.
• Chop celery, onion, potatoes, and carrots into bite-size pieces.
• Saute celery and onion in remaining 1 T oil until onion is golden (about 10 minutes).
• Add browned beef, water, broth, tomatoes with juices, carrots, potatoes, corn, bay leaves and garlic.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until beef is almost tender, about an hour.
• Add peas and hot sauce to soup.
• Cover and simmer until beef is tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Serve and season with freshly ground black pepper, hot sauce, or crumbled saltines, if desired.

JACK'S OLD-FASHIONED BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook the onion, celery, and steak in the melted butter until the onions caramelize, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the beef stock, water, bay leaf, marjoram, oregano, and soup bones; lower the heat to medium-low and simmer 3 hours, skimming froth off the top of the soup as it develops.
• Add the potato, carrot, bell pepper, black beans, split peas, rice, macaroni, tomatoes in puree, cabbage, and red wine to the stockpot. Simmer 1 hour more. Remove the soup bones, scraping any meat from them back into the pot. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

OLD FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Combine beef, salt, thyme, peppercorns, bay leaf, allspice, bouillon and water. Simmer, covered 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender. Remove beef shank, peppercorns and bay leaf; cut meat from bones and return to soup. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and continue simmering about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

ELAINE'S OLD FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Brown beef and onion in large saucepan until meat is slightly browned. Drain off excess fat (if you use very lean beef there will be no excess fat).
• 2. Add remaining ingredients except corn and peas. Simmer 30 minutes or until raw vegetables are tender.
• 3. Add corn and peas, continue heating for 5 minutes. If you use frozen vegetables add another cup of water.
• 4. Remove and discard bay leaves. Taste for seasoning. Add a bit more salt if necessary.