Fresh Vegetable Soup Recipe

This Fresh Vegetable Soup tastes terrific ! An assortment of vegetables cooked in beef broth with irresistible seasonings, this fresh vegetable soup is a healthy choice. Do try this fresh vegetable soup for your next meal and let me know if you've liked it.

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineAmericanCourseAppetizer
MethodMicrowaveMain IngredientVegetable
Interest GroupEveryday

Ingredients

 
Beef Broth:
 
1 1/2 pounds beef shank cross cuts, trimmed of excess fat
 
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
 
1 onion, peeled and cut in quarters
 
1 small clove garlic, peeled
 
1 small bay leaf
 
3/4 teaspoon thyme leaves
 
1 sprig parsley
 
3 beef bouillon cubes
 
3 peppercorns
 
1 teaspoon salt
 
2 quarts water
 
Vegetables for soup:
 
1 1/2 cups chopped cabbage
 
1 cup fresh green beans, cut in 1-inch pieces
 
3/4 cup sliced celery
 
3/4 cup sliced pared carrot
 
2 large potatoes, pared and cut in 1/2-inch cubes
 
1 teaspoon salt
 
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Directions

1. For broth, put meat and butter into a 4-quart microwave-oven-safe casserole. Cover with microwave-oven-safe lid. Cook in microwave oven 6 minutes at High, or until meat starts to brown; turn meat over once.
2. Add remaining ingredients for broth. Cook covered 15 minutes at High, or until mixture boils.
3. Stir broth. Cook covered in microwave oven 45 minutes at High, or
until meat is fork-tender; stir twice. Remove from oven.
4. Combine cabbage, green beans, celery, carrot and potato in a 2-quart glass casserole. Add 1 cup broth. Cover with an all-glass lid or plastic wrap. Cook in microwave oven 12 minutes at High, or until tender; stir once.
5. Remove meat from broth and cut meat into pieces. Add to broth along with cooked vegetables, salt and tomatoes; stir. Heat covered in microwave oven to serving temperature (about 6 minutes at High, or if using Temperature Probe, set at 160°F and at High); stir once.

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