V Eight Vegetable Beef Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Mix beef broth and beef stew meat in a large pot over medium heat. Bring broth to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook beef at a simmer until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Stir corn, green beans, tomato sauce, and tomato paste with the beef. Pour tomato-vegetable juice cocktail into the pot; season with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook for 5 hours.

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. Stir in salt and pepper. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 9-11 hours or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Season the beef with the thyme, marjoram, salt, and pepper.
• Place flour in a covered bowl or a large sealable plastic bag.
• Add the beef, a small batch at a time, and shake to coat pieces.
• Shake off excess flour.
• Repeat until all the meat is coated.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat the oil or fat over medium-high heat.
• Add the meat in batches and brown the meat on all sides.
• Do not crowd the pan or scorch the meat.
• Remove each batch with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Repeat until all the meat is browned.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp of fat from the pan (if there is not enough, add enough to make 2 Tbsp).
• In a Dutch oven or a large stockpot, heat the oil or fat over medium heat.
• Add the onions and garlic, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Return the meat to the pan and stir to coat and combine.
• Stir in vegetable juice, bouillon, hot pepper sauce, bay leaves, thyme, marjoram, and water.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover; simmer for 1 1/4 hours, stirring every 10 minutes or so (making sure no residue thickens on the bottom of the pan).
• Stir in celery, potatoes, and carrot.
• Cover; simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring every 10 minutes or so.
• Skim off fat.
• Serve over fresh-cooked egg noodles or white rice.