Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Beef and Vegetable Soup

 

This soup is rather special if I do say myself, because I made my own stock!, for the first time. It was easy and cost effective. I found a big bag of beef bones at my local butcher for just $3 made it the day before and voila a tasty soup was born :-) The soup was inspired by both Mely's blog - Mexico in my Kitchen (she recently did a guest post) and Deb's blog Kahakai Kitchen 
Next time after making the stock I will make it a clear soup but the dietitian in me couldn't discard the veggies in it so blended it. 

So don't throw your Turkey bones away this thanksgiving - make stock!

 Beef and vegetable soup

The Stock -

slowly boil 4 beef bones with 2 chopped carrots, a large chopped onion, 4 cloves of garlic and turnip for 1-2 hours if you want a clear stock remove both bones and vegetables, allow to cook and skim of the fat


Ingredients:

  • one pack of stew beef 
  • one chopped onion
  • 4 cloves of chopped garlic 
  • one sprig of fresh rosemary
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • salt and pepper to taste 
  • 2 large carrots chopped
  • 1/2 a turnip chopped 
  • a small pumpkin chopped
  • one cup frozen peas 
Method:

  1. brown the stew beef in olive oil, with the onion and garlic for 5 minutes
  2. then add the vegetables basically any you have on hand or what's in season
  3. add the stock from earlier and the herbs 
  4. simmer for 45-60 minutes and enjoy
Have a wonderful thanksgiving all, I am so thankful so far 126 chow and chatter recipe apps have been downloaded in 10 countries :-)

Love you all - reading your blogs, stories and your friendship make life so much fun :-)

God Bless 





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18 comments:

  1. Yay, I'm so glad your stock turned out well, and your soup looks great!

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  2. Homemade stock is so much better than the boxed stuff. I'm glad your app is selling so well.

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  3. Homemade stock is wonderful. Great idea for the turkey bones. Glad to hear your app is selling well.

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your lovely family Rebecca.
    Sam

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  4. Happy Thanksgiving
    You really understand about good food, well I should not forget your line of work.
    Yummy soup ♥

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  5. I love making my own stock! You can use your crock pot too. Soup looks extra delicious! Congrats on your apps! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your beautiful family! xoxo

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  6. Yum! Your stock looks great Rebecca. I would have kept the veggies in too.

    Have a great Thanksgiving! Congrats on your app sales!

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  7. Rebecca that is such great inspiration to make my own stock! I used to make it alot but have gotten lazy - but what a difference REAL stock makes. This is the perfect time of year to do it too. Thanks for the inspiration and congrats on the app sales - how fabulous!

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  8. Such a hearty soup but the weather here is too hot for that now :(

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  9. Once you make your own stock, you'll never go back, it does make a big difference in flavor. I like your idea of pureeing veggies into the stock.

    I'm glad to see your app doing well!

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  10. Whoa! I love that you made your own stock. That makes this soup both cost-efficient AND extra delicious!

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  11. We are freezing up here; your soup is what will have to be on the menu; love making my own stock;it does make a difference. I sould do the same; keep those vegies; they
    are full of flavour.

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  12. Victoria thanks so much
    Bo thanks so appreciate your support
    Sam thanks hugs
    Ana aw thanks thats kind of u
    Reeni good idea happy thanksgiving
    Julie aw thanks
    honeybeecooksjackfruit thanks
    stephanie thanks so much lol
    3 hungry tummies aw well always time for it later enjoy the Aussie summer
    Sushma thanks
    Christine thanks so much
    Joanne your right
    Rita thats cool

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  13. There is nothing better than a hearty beef soup. I just made one last night for my husband. He's been feeling under the weather, and soup fit the bill. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  14. Making homemade stock is an intimidating concept... until you do it, then you wonder what all the fuss was about!! Soup looks great! Have a lovely Thanksgiving!!

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  15. Gorgeous soup--it looks so hearty and good. Thanks for the shout out too. ;-) Let me know if you want to share your soup at Souper Sundays this week.

    Have a great Thanksgiving!

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  16. mother rimmy bet yours was great
    food hound so true
    Deb so sorry forgot to send it in to you Rebecca

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