Muriel Humphreys Beef Soup Recipes

MURIEL HUMPHREY'S BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy 3 quart kettle, cover the meat with water. Add salt, pepper, and bay leaves. Bring to the bubbly stage, then turn to low while adding the first four vegetables. Simmer at least 2 and 1/2 hours or until the meat is very tender. Remove the bay leaves. Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. Add tomatoes and the rest of the ingredients. Simmer another 1/2 hour longer, then serve.

OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Cut meat into small, bite-size (1/2") pieces.
• In a large pot or dutch oven, saute meat in 1 T oil on medium-high heat until all sides are brown.
• Set aside on a plate.
• Chop celery, onion, potatoes, and carrots into bite-size pieces.
• Saute celery and onion in remaining 1 T oil until onion is golden (about 10 minutes).
• Add browned beef, water, broth, tomatoes with juices, carrots, potatoes, corn, bay leaves and garlic.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until beef is almost tender, about an hour.
• Add peas and hot sauce to soup.
• Cover and simmer until beef is tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Serve and season with freshly ground black pepper, hot sauce, or crumbled saltines, if desired.

ANN MURRYS HUBERT HUMPHREY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot put stew meat and bone, cover with water.
• add salt and pepper,onions,celery, carrots,parsnips, turnip and cabbage.
• Bring to a boil then simmer 2 1/2 hours.
• Add worcestersauce bulion cubes and oregano simmer another 1 hr and enjoy!

VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP - BASIC RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown meat in large pot along w/ onions, celery, and carrots.
• Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30-45 mins til veggies and barley are done.
• Note #1: I've been adding ½ cup pearl barley to the soup, which will be done in the amount of simmering time. Quick barley takes only 10 minutes to cook so you could add later.
• Note #2: I've found that adding pasta, while good at first, it continues to absorb the soup liquid and get really big and the soup becomes more like a stew. If you'd like noodles, I would cook them separately and add them to the bowl just before ladling in the soup.
• Note #3: You could also add rice, if you would like.

BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Put meat and soup bone in heavy 3-quart kettle; cover with cold water, about 4 cups.
• Add salt, pepper and bay leaves.
• Bring rapidly to boiling.
• Reduce heat.
• Add carrots, barley, celery and onion; cover and simmer until meat is tender, about 2 ½ hours.
• Remove and discard bone and bay leaves.
• Cut meat into bite-size pieces and return to soup.
• Mix in tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, bouillon cube and oregano.
• Cover and simmer 30 minutes.