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01-24-2014, 1:23pm | #1 | ||||||
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[Winter Comfort Food] Vegetable Beef Soup
This is great because you can just use anything you have on hand...I have a more 'formal' recipe but I find just dumping anything you want/have into the pot can give unexpectedly awesome results.
I used what was in my pantry and fridge: Vegetable stock Chicken broth Beef bouillon - 2 tbsp 28 oz can of crushed fire-roasted tomatoes + water to rinse it out dumped in 1.5 pounds stew beef (seared first, then thrown in) 1 zucchini 1 yellow squash 1 bag frozen yellow/green bean and carrot blend (added last) 1 box farro (also thrown in last - can use barley instead) Get all the stock/broth/bouillon/water/tomatoes in your pot and bring to a boil. Sear the meat and add in next. Add in your cut up veggies. If you use anything like frozen beans/corn/peas/smaller veggies, add them in last. I simmered this for 1-1.5 hours...makes the house smell good. Tastes even better! The final product (serve with a nice crusty bread): I've done a zillion permutations of this...used potatoes, peas, corn, etc for veggies also. I have mostly used barley for the grain but farro and quinoa are also good choices (and loaded with protein). |
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01-24-2014, 10:31pm | #2 | ||||||
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This looks delicious! I was looking for something to make tomorrow. Might have to give this a shot.
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Just beware of the demon barley! It'll give you the "wind" something terrible.
We used to call that 'clean out the fridge' soup. ....and it's awesome! |
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^ Try the farro instead of the barley...looks the same (you can see it in my pic), but it's a little-known ancient grain that is good for you without all the 'wind'. It's a great fat-free protein source, too.
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Ahhhhh yea.
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