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December 16, 2004
Fabulously Red Soup
Fabulously Red Soup Submitted by Marilyn
2 envelopes Mrs. Grass Onion Soup
8 cups Water
2 large (1#14oz.) cans Red Tomatoes - preferably cut-up
1½ lbs. Steak - cubed
1 teas. salt
1 teas. pepper
1 cup flour
4 tbl Olive Oil
4-6 stalks of Celery
1 medium-large Red Onion
6-10 cloves Garlic - chopped
2 medium Red Beets - cubed or diced
2 medium Parsnips - cubed or diced
4 medium Carrots - cubed or diced
6-8 small Red Potatoes - cubed or diced
¼ head Red Cabbage - slawed
1-2 tbl Worcestershire Sauce
In a large soup pot or kettle combine Mrs. Grass Onion Soup envelopes contents, water, and cans of cut-up tomatoes. Start heating. In a ziplock plastic bag, add salt, pepper, flour and cubed steak pieces. Shake to cover meat. In large fry pan add olive oil, brown all the floured cubed steak. Add meat to pot or kettle. Saute celery, Red onion, and garlic in the leftover oil. When onions become a bit translucent, add some water (about a cup) and let all the crusty bits from frying the meat incorporate into the sauteed vegetables. (Aside: This step does two things...1. It gets all the flavor of the meat into the soup...2. It practically cleans the pan! )
Add all the other vegetables as you get them cut-up or if they are already cut-up add them now. Bring kettle to a boil, turn down to simmer for 20 minutes with lid, then turn off heat entirely. This soup is ready to eat as soon as it has cooled down.
Posted by at December 16, 2004 08:00 PM