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Vegetable Beef Soup (Fall apart beef!)
Recipe VIDEO above. Melt-in-your-mouth chunks of beef, vegetables and potato in a hearty herb infused broth. You'll love how the soup broth is slightly thickened and the extra flavour the wine or beer adds to the soup (the secret ingredient!). 20 minutes active cook/prep.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 5m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 1h 50m👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 1 tbsp oil until very hot in a large, heavy based pot over high heat.
2
Pat beef dry with paper towels, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3
Brown beef aggressively in 2 or 3 batches, adding more oil if needed. Remove browned beef into a bowl.
4
If pot looks dry, add a touch more oil.
5
Add garlic and onion, cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes.
onion (, chopped)1(375ml) water1.5 cups(15g) butter or oil1 tbsp
6
Add carrot and celery, cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes or until onion is translucent.
celery (, cut into 0.8 cm / 1/3" slices)2(375ml) water1.5 cups(15g) butter or oil1 tbsponion (, chopped)1
7
Stir in flour, then slowly pour in beef broth while constantly stirring.
flour4 tbsp(375ml) water1.5 cups(15g) butter or oil1 tbsp
8
Add beer, water, tomato paste, bay leaves and thyme, stir well. Then add the beef back in.
(375ml) water1.5 cupstomato paste2 tbsp(15g) butter or oil1 tbspbay leaves2
9
Cover, adjust heat to medium low so it's bubbling gently. Simmer ⏱️ 1 hr ⏱️ 15 min or until beef is pretty tender.
10
Add potatoes and peas, simmer for a further ⏱️ 20 minutes without the lid. Add cooked mushrooms in the last ⏱️ 5 minutes.
(375ml) water1.5 cupspotatoes ((any), cut into 1.5cm / 2/3" cubes)2(15g) butter or oil1 tbsp
11
The soup is ready when the potatoes are cooked and beef is very tender (see video).
(375ml) water1.5 cupspotatoes ((any), cut into 1.5cm / 2/3" cubes)2(15g) butter or oil1 tbsp
12
Adjust salt and pepper to taste (I like lots of pepper in this!).
13
Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread if desired. Try quick Cheesy Garlic Bread or super easy Irish Soda Bread!
14
Buttery Mushrooms (optional):
15
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and cook for ⏱️ 5 minutes until browned. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts
calories
419 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
6 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
473 mg
protein Content
28 g
cholesterol Content
75 mg
carbohydrate Content
32 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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