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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make hearty and delicious Comforting Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup. It is slow cooked with steak cubes and tasty vegetables and spices. It is made in such a way as to make it the lowest fat version of soup that has meat in it. Ingredients: 2 pounds lean beef cubes, trimmed of fat (I used 1 pound of eye of round steak and 1 pound of top sirloin steak.) 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon salt 3 quarts (12 cups water) 3 cups tomato juice 2/3 of an 8-oz. can tomato sauce 3 bay leaves 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 onion, chopped 3 cups mixed vegetables (I used a 16-oz. package of frozen vegetable soup starter. If you cannot find this, just use frozen mixed vegetables, or drained Veg-all, or freshly chopped vegetables of your choice.) 1 teaspoon chili powder 6 additional cups water saltine crackers, for serving (I used fat-free saltine crackers.) Chop 2 pounds of lean beef into cubes. (I prefer to use steak, because it is less fatty than stew meat.) Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil in a deep skillet. Brown the beef cubes in the oil, until there is no pink on the outside. Pour 3 quarts (12 cups) water into a large pot. Add 1 tablespoon of salt, and then add the browned beef cubes. Cook, uncovered, over low heat for about 3 hours. Most of the liquid will evaporate or be absorbed by the meat. (you might want to check the meat while it is cooking, to make sure it doesn’t boil dry …
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Thank for replying Betty…I’m sorry but I forgot to ask you…How long should I cook the beef in the slow cooker? Thank you so much again for all your cooking recipes!!!!
I would cook it on low for about 6 to 8 hours. If you want to speed that up, then cook it on high for about 3 to 4 hours. It will still get another hour of cooking, after you add the vegetables and spices. All of this is very variable, and everything is to taste.
–Betty
I would cook it on low for 6 to 8 hours. To speed it up, cook it on high for 3 to 4 hours. It will still have an additional hour or so to cook after adding the vegetables and spices. Also, since you will not be adding all that water, you should reduce the amount of salt to 1 teaspoon per pound of meat. Everything is variable, and can be done just approximately when you are using a slow cooker, and it will still turn out great!
–Betty
I love chunky soups and this is great, especially since it’s cold out and I don’t have s slow cooker. Thanks for the recipe!
You are very welcome for the recipe! I think you will enjoy it! Thanks for your lovely comment!
–Betty
Being Russian, I thought I knew all about chunky beef based soups… Thanks for this! Yum, I’ll try making it this weekend, wish me luck! I’ve been trying to perfect my soup making skills for a while now…
Question, is it all right to use beef stock instead of water?
Yes, that would be fine; however, the beef is cooked in 3 quarts of water, which reduces down to a very small amount of concentrated stock. And then I added 6 cups of water after the vegetables were added. The beef stock is not really needed.
–Betty
I hope your vegetable beef soup turns out great this weekend! Thanks for the lovely comment!
–Betty
Thanks! YUM!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for your nice comment!
–Betty
cook for 3hours? i will be dying when it done. lol jk
You could probably sample it earlier than 3 hours! Thanks for your comment!
–Betty
lovely, great recipe, i hope you ate it well, thanks for the video and dont worry, be happy!!!
looks good, but why would you boil out all your stock just to add lots of water at the end?
I would have added the water at the beginning, but I was just reserving judgment as to how much water to add. Either way, it need to cook a long time to make the beef tender. It’s the steam that boils away, and the flavors condense into the soup.
–Betty
Thanks! Same to you!–Betty
Thanks Betty, this looks wonderful! Really appreciate it!
@GerryHYH Thanks for your great comment! I really appreciate it!
–Betty
that looks just like my mom’s vegetable beef soup mmm i can just taste it now, thank you for the lovely video
that looks just like my mom’s vegetable beef soup mmm i can just taste it now, thank you for the lovely video
that looks just like my mom’s vegetable beef soup mmm i can just taste it now, thank you for the lovely video
Looks good, would be nice with some old crust bread.
Hi Betty, Amatur here. When you simmer the beef for 3 hours.. Did you take it to boiling first and then simmer for 3 hours? …. and did you stir at all? Some people stir, some like to let it sit in place.
@corwinstormvxv Yes, I bring it to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3 hours. 3 hours is just an approximation; just stir it occasionally, and check for doneness around about 3 hours.
–Betty