Savory Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients -

1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
3/4 pound Boneless Beef Sirloin or Top Round Steak, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 cups Vegetable Juice
1 (14-½ ounces) can Beef Broth
1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme Leaves, crushed
1/4 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 medium Large Potato, peeled and diced
1 medium Carrot, sliced
1 medium White Onion, coarsely chopped
1 Celery Stalk, thickly sliced

Preparation:

1. Add vegetable oil to stockpot. Heat over medium-high heat.

2. Sauté beef cubes until browned on all sides. Drain off all excess fat.

3. Stir in vegetable juice, beef broth, crushed dried thyme leaves, fresh ground black pepper, diced potato, sliced carrot, chopped onion and sliced celery.

4. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

5. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 30 minutes.

6. Serve hot.

Soup Making Tip

Meat

Regardless of the piece of meat you purchase, the deciding factor in flavor and tenderness is cooking to desired doneness using the appropriate cooking method for the cut of meat.

Soup Making Tip

Meat Cooking Method

Choosing between dry method or moist method is all-important to delivering the beast, most flavorful results.