Beef Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs top round steaks
• 1 lb beef rib
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 russet potatoes, diced
• 1 1/2 cups onions, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup brown rice
• 5 cups beef broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut round steak and potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
• 2 heat the oil in the bottom of a large stock pot over medium-high heat. sear the beef ribs on all sides, then brown steak cubes with the celery and onion.
• 3 once the meat is browned, add the remaining ingredients except the rice and bring the soup to a boil.
• 4 once boiling, add the rice, stir, and reduce heat so that the soup is simmering.
• 5 simmer for 60 minutes and adjust seasonings.
• 6 **note: beef broth used was gluten-free and organic (imagine was the brand) to accommodate my wife's food allergies.