HEARTY BEEF & VEGETABLE SOUP

This free Hearty Beef & Vegetable Soup Recipe is tasty and full of nutrition… Juicy beef, vegetables and barley… What more could you need to chase away the winter blues!

Ingredients

30ml oil

1kg meaty beef bones

2 onions, chopped

2 celery sticks

1 tin chopped tomatoes

2l beef stock

1 sprig of thyme

50ml parsley, chopped

1 turnip, cubed

500g mixed vegetables of your choice, chopped

100g barley or red lentils

Method

• In a large saucepan heat the oil and add 1kg meaty beef bones and brown on both sides.
• Remove from the saucepan and set aside.
• Add the chopped onions and celery sticks, fry for 2 – 3 minutes.
• Add the tinned tomatoes and beef stock.
• Add a sprig of thyme and chopped parsley.
• Return the meat bones to the saucepan, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours.
• Add the turnip, mixed vegetables and 100g barley or red lentils.
• Simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Remove the bones, pull off the meat and return the meat to the soup.

Serves 4 - 6