Well I hope you missed me! The holidays are over and back to normal cooking! I apologize for the gap in the blogs. Soooo, with the recent polar vortex I figured it's soup time! What better than Beef veggie soup! It's a great hearty soup full of veggies and great for a cold winter day. Here is what you need...
Shin Beef with bone
3 carrots
3 stalks of celery
1 medium onion
1/4 head of cabbage
can of diced tomatoes
can of mixed vegetables
1/2 cup pearl barley
Bay leaf
Parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste
Brown your shin beef in your soup pot with a little oil. Brown good on both sides. You can use one package or two. I used two. Brown them one at a time. Add both back to pot when done.
Add 3 quarts of water, bay leaf and cook for about an hour skimming any brown stuff that would accumulate on top. In the meantime, chop up your celery, carrots and onions and add parsley, dry or fresh. Let cook for another 30 min. or so. Add your barley, chopped cabbage, tomatoes and mixed vegetables. Let cook till barley is done. Salt and pepper to taste. Easy! Just takes some time. You may want to consider a crock pot but I have never done it that way. This would be great if you are snowed in or on a weekend.
A complete meal in a bowl!
Enjoy!
Steph
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