Beef And Orzo Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs round steaks, cut into small cubes
• 2 cups thickly chopped carrots
• 1 cup diced celery, leaves included
• 1 large onion, cut into small wedges
• 4 quarts water
• beef bouillon
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• salt and pepper
• 8 ounces small shell pasta (such as orzo or acini di pepe)
• grated italian cheese (such as parmesan, romano or asiago)

Recipe

• 1 fill soup pot with water and place beef cubes in the pot.
• 2 heat on high until it comes to a boil, skim off scum that rises to the top, then lower heat to medium high, for about 45 minutes to an hour.
• 3 add beef bullion to taste, then all vegetables and tomato paste.
• 4 boil on medium, covered for an additional 30 minutes,or until veggies are tender.
• 5 when veggies are tender, add salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 in a separate saucepan, cook up small soup pasta until done.
• 7 drain,rinse and put back in small saucepan, to which you have added about a cup of the liquid from the soup pot.
• 8 when you are ready to serve the soup in individual bowls, spoon in some pasta, ladle in the soup, then top with a generous amount of fresh or shredded sharp italian cheese.