Rich & Beefy Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb beef stew meat, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 -2 tablespoon flour, light dusting
• salt
• pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/4 cup red wine, dry (optional)
• 6 cups beef stock, broth
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 15 ounces great northern beans, rinsed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/8 cup flat leaf parsley, loosely packed, chopped
• 1 -2 carrot, diced
• 1 -2 celery rib, sliced
• 1/2 cup corn, frozen
• 1/2 cup peas, frozen

Recipe

• 1 trim and cut beef cubes int bite sized pieces.
• 2 lightly salt, pepper and then flour cubed beef.
• 3 heat oil over medium/high heat in a deep soup pan.
• 4 brown beef on all sides. careful not to burn. add more oil if necessary.
• 5 add onions to beef and sautee until softened.
• 6 deglaze the pan w/ 1/4 c red wine.
• 7 add beef stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaf.
• 8 add beans and vegetables.
• 9 simmer for up to 2 hours or longer to insure the beef is tender. add more beef stock if desired.
• 10 for a heartier dinner, i often serve over noodles.