Beefy Alphabet Soup Recipes

ALPHABET BEEF VEGETABLE SOUP- CROCK POT

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• add beef, a few pieces at a time, and cook 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Add onion and carrots to skillet and saute 3 minutes.
• Transfer contents of skillet to slow cooker and add tomato sauce, beef and chicken broths, and green beans.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove lid and add the peas, corn, and noodles and stir inches.
• Cover and cook for an additional 45 minutes to an hour before serving.

RICH BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Add the oxtails, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until browned all over. Remove the oxtails with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• Add the leeks, carrots, onion, celery, and garlic to the fat in the pot and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, until the vegetables start to brown. Tie the thyme sprigs together with kitchen string and add to the pot along with the bay leaves. Return the oxtails to the pot and add the broth, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Raise the heat and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour. Discard the thyme bundle and the bay leaves, and skim off the fat.
• Meanwhile, bring 4 cups of water to a boil and add the barley. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, drain, and set aside.
• When the soup is ready, add the barley and cook the soup for another 15 or 20 minutes, until the barley is tender. Depending on the saltiness of the stock, the soup might need another teaspoon of salt and some pepper. Serve hot, with or without the oxtails.