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Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« on: December 29, 2016, 04:22:37 PM »
   Johny suggested that I publish my recipe for vegetable beef soup, so here it goes....  Usually I make my soup during the weekend, because it takes time to prepare and for it to cook.  I cook the soup on a woodstove, so I start first thing in the morning and build a good, hot fire.  This serves two purposes, it quickly warms the house and it gets the stove ready for cooking.  This won't be a precise recipe, because it's different every time I make it, and some folks may use more or different vegetables.

    Anyways, I start with 1-2 pounds of beef.  I usually buy whatever is on sale.  Today's soup was made out of sirloin steak, but I've used London broil, and even chuck roast.  I cut the meat up into bite size chunks.  Using a medium sized pot, I either put in some olive oil or butter, just enough to coat the bottom of the pot.  The meat is then added to the pot, and I sauté it on the woodstove until all the pieces are browned.  This is an important step, since it seals the flavor into the meat.  At this point I add a soup bone, if I have one available.

    While the beef is being sautéed, I begin to cut up vegetables. I usually start with potatoes.  Most of the vegetables and herbs used in my soup are from my garden, so this a great way to have healthy meals at a low cost.  Back to the potatoes, often I use the smaller potatoes, because they're easier to cut up.  These are the same potatoes which I use to make salt potatoes.  I'll usually cut up 1-2 cups worth of potatoes into tiny chunks.  I leave the skins on them because they're full of nutrients.

    If I have fresh tomatoes, then I'll cut up a cup or so.  If no fresh tomatoes are available, then I use some dehydrated tomatoes.

    At this point the meat should be all sautéed.  I add 2-3 cups of water, and then add the potatoes and the tomatoes, and cover the pot  I'll then cut/mince up a bulb of garlic.  And I'll also cut up 3-4 dehydrated peppers, according to the taste.  This year I've been using some tabasco peppers, and 3-4 is plenty.  I dump the garlic and pepper into the soup pot. 

    I next add various spices, depending upon what I have.  Typically, I'll add basil, oregano and parsley, usually a teaspoon of each.  I then let the soup get up to boiling and I let it simmer for a couple of hours. 

    After it has boiled down some I'll add peas, carrots, beans and corn to the pot, usually a cup of each.  I try to use vegetables from my garden, but frozen commercial veggies will work fine too.  I then add additional water so that the level of the liquid is maybe an inch from the rim of the pot.  I then let the soup return to boiling and again let it simmer for a couple of hours.

   This an excellent soup for an evening meal, after you've been outdoors all afternoon.  There's nothing like hot soup, a freshly baked loaf of bread, and the penetrating warmth of a woodstove.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2016, 06:52:29 PM »
 I just finished dinner but looking at that soup made me hungry again.

 My wife makes a huge pot of Escarole soup (Italian Wedding soup) from scratch and boy do I love it. Well I just love any soup. 
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2016, 08:25:28 PM »
Awesome Jackalope!  :bravo:

Do you or have you tried adding barley?
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2016, 08:49:39 PM »
Nope, never tried barley in my beef soup, though I have used it in a chicken soup.  Today's soup turned out very tasty.  This batch will last me a few days!  It was perfect for a snowy winter day.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2016, 11:06:16 PM »
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2016, 08:40:25 AM »
By the way Jackalope, thx for the pics too.  :fuckYeah:
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2017, 08:42:06 AM »
Well now, it's 7 degrees out as I type here. Overcast with a slight breeze from the north west.

With that little weather report relayed to the forum, I decided to try out Jackalopes beef soup recipe as a basis for JohnyMac's wood stove-top beef soup.

The cats and I went down to the cellar to pull out a 2 lb. chuck roast and a soup bone. While down there, we also pulled out a roasting chicken for tomorrow's Sunday dinner. 

I will post some pic's and the final recipe when I am done.

Thanks for the inspiration Jackalope!
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2017, 11:00:41 AM »
Well, its 20 f here and 6 inches of snow on the ground.  I HATE WINTER!

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2017, 11:27:18 AM »
It was -10 F here this morning.  I'll be making soup again this weekend with this latest cold spell.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2017, 01:23:15 PM »
Crap guys...Nemo has 6" of snow in central VA. and Jackalope has -10 degrees in northern New York. Tough to be you guys.  :dancingBanana:

Well the sun has come out but it is hazy and temp has risen to 15 degrees. Here at 1310 hrs, the soup is smelling GREAT!

I have been hanging out on 17 meters till just now when I turned to 20. It seems that the propagation is running very well north/south but poor east/west of my AO in NE PA. Basically folks east of Lon. 75 degrees and west of 89 degrees are just out of hearing. They come in at a s3 then drop out to a s0...then back to s3 then drop out to a s0... Oh well.

 
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2017, 07:19:11 PM »
Geeze, i was complaining about a dusting of snow and temps in the 20's earlier today - I'm feeling a bit wimpish :)

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2017, 10:14:02 AM »
For the record, I lived about 2.5 hours NE of me now for 30couple years.  I have a bit if experience with this type winter.  But moved to central FL for 6 years and S. Ga for 5 more.  Winter there is from Groundhog Day to Valentines Day.

Back to central Va last April.

I officially and for the record hate cold weather and associated precipitation events.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2017, 12:28:55 PM »
As promised here are some pic's of the soup I made yesterday with the recipe.

MrsMac usually just says, "dinner was good. Thanks for making it." However last night she raved and raved about the meal.

Here is the revised recipe:

Kookish Kabin Wood Stove Beef Barley Soup

-2 LB chuck cut into ½ - ¾” fat-less cubes**   - ~ 1 LB Beef shank (s) **                                                                                       
- 2 Tbls Olive Oil                                               -  4 Tbls Ground Pepper                                                                                       
- 4 Tbls salt                                                      - 4 Cups or 1 Can 28 oz chopped Tomatoes*                                                     
- 32 Oz Beef stock                                           - 4 Cups H20*                                                                                                             
-2-4 bay leaves depending on size                  - 4 Large carrots, Cubed ¼”*                                                                                                 
- 4 Stalks of celery, Cubed 1/8”                        - 2 Med onions, Cubed ”*                                                                                                      - 4 Cloves of garlic, minced*                             - 2/3 Cup Barley                                                                                                   
- 16 oz Green beans, Chopped 1” long*         - 4 Cobs of corn**
- 1 Tbls of sugar IF tomatoes are acidity

> Dust cubed meat and shank with ½ of pepper and salt – Set aside other half for later.                                                                                 
> Brown meat in olive oil on regular stove top.                                                                                                                                     
> Once meat and shank are browned, add tomatoes and H20. Move pot from stove to top of wood stove and simmer for 4 hours. Try to keep wood stove top between 300 – 400 degrees.                                                               
> After about four (4) hours add Barley, Carrots, Celery, Onions, Sugar, and Garlic to the pot – Stir.     
> After about five (5) hours add green beans and corn.                                                                                 
> After about five and a half (5 ½) hours, taste broth for pepper & salt. Add the remainder of salt & pepper if appropriate.                                                                                                                                           
> At about the sixth hour test veggies and barley to make sure they are done. If so pull from wood stove and let soup sit for fifteen (15) minutes - Stir occasionally. 

Serve with bread and butter. While the soup is cooking I typically make whole wheat or rye bread in my bread machine. 
May I suggest a hearty Cabernet wine***.

Enjoy
     
       *    Came from our vegetable garden or property
      **  Came from a local farm
      *** Tonight was a 2013 Chateau Julian Cabernet Savion served at cellar temp of about 50 degrees-Delish!         
 
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2017, 05:11:47 PM »
That looks delicious Johny, and the wine sounds exquisite.  I made another batch of my soup today, as it was -7 F when I got up this morning and it never got above 10 F all day with light fine snow showers.  It was a perfect day for hibernating next to the woodstove.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2017, 08:59:01 PM »
Amen Jackalope!  :thumbsUp:
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2017, 10:27:27 PM »
Woke up this morning and checked the temp on my phone at 0903 today.  It was 3.  I really hate it. REALLY!!!

Pic below was yesterday.  It was not done snowing.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2017, 09:28:05 AM »
Pussy!  :trolling:
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2017, 05:01:18 PM »
I'll second the pussy comment.  It was -17 F here yesterday morning, and a balmy 8 F this morning.  I can't wait until I retire so I can move to a warmer climate.  I don't mind snow, but the cold temperatures really get to me.

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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2017, 04:44:10 AM »
Yeah I hear ya' Jackalope. It's cold temps that always start me thinking about buying a dblwide in a gated community in FL for this time of year. I wouldn't be able to put up with a summer down there though. To humid and hot for me. But what would I do in FL. this time of year with no wood stove to keep going, shoveling of snow, cleaning off the truck, keeping my H20 lines unfrozen, et cetera? 

With that written I think we are in for a roller coaster year and that may not be feasible anyway. But a man can dream.  ;)
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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2017, 12:20:19 PM »
Pussy!  :trolling:


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Re: Jackalope's Hearty Weekend Vegetable Beef Soup
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2017, 05:36:55 PM »
Wow!  Cute pussy!