Beef And Vegetable Soup#2

* Exported from MasterCook *

BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP #2

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Meats Microwave

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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BEEF STOCK: Made one day
-ahead
5 lb Short ribs of beef
1 lg Onion skin left on
2 ea Whole cloves
3 ea Cloves of garlic
2 ea Stalk celery with leaves
1 lg Carrot
3 c Low/no sodium beef broth
VEGETABLES:
3 lg Carrots cut in 1/2 inch
-dice
2 lg Parsnips cut in 1/2 inch
-dice
2 ea Stalk celery cut in 1/2 inch
-dice
6 ea Sprigs fresh dill
1/2 lb Green beans 1 inch lengths
2 ea Leeks cut into thin strips
1/4 c Chopped parsley
1/4 c Chopped dill
Salt and pepper to taste

Place short ribs in a soup pot. Halve onions and
stud with
cloves. Add garlic, celery, carrot and broth. Add
water to
cover by 1 1/2 inches. Cook, covered, for 1 1/2
hours or until
meat is tender. Remove meat, cool slightly and
shred from the
bones, trimming and discarding all fat. Cool meat
completely.
Wrap well and refrigerate until ready to use.
Discard bones.
Strain stock, discarding solids, and cool
completely.
Refrigerate overnight. Remove and discard alll the
fat that has
risen to the top before using. To make soup, return
defatted
stock to large soup pot. Add diced carrots,
parsnips, celery
and dill sprigs. Bring to a boil slowly. Reduce
heat and
simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Bring reserved
meat to room
temperature. Add green beans and leeks; simmer for
an
additional 10 minutes. Remove dill sprigs. Add
reserved meat
and half the chopped parsley and dill. Season with
salt and
pepper; cook 3-4 minutes more to heat through. Add
remaining
chopped parsley and dill, then serve steaming hot.



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