Thursday, August 2, 2012

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Old-Fashioned Beef-Vegetable Soup

 

This is from the Betty Crocker website...
 
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Old-Fashioned Beef-Vegetable Soup
 
PREP TIME 45 Min
  • TOTAL TIME 4 Hr
  • SERVINGS 14
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    3 lb meaty cross-cut beef shank bones, cut into 3-inch pieces
    10 cups water
    3 tablespoons beef-flavor instant bouillon
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    1/2 teaspoon pepper
    1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
    2 dried bay leaves
    4 cups vegetable juice
    3 cups cubed potatoes (3 medium)
    3 cups coarsely chopped cabbage
    2 cups frozen small whole onions (from 16-oz bag)
    2 cups cubed peeled rutabaga (1 1/2 medium)
    2 cups Green Giant® frozen cut green beans (from 1-lb bag)
    4 medium carrots, sliced (2 cups)
    3 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
    1 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.
  • 2 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.
  • 3 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.
  • 4 Return meat to broth. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
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    Serving soup to a crowd? Put the soup in a slow cooker to keep it warm and set up a buffet so guests can serve themselves.
     
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