Vegetable Beef Soup

overhead shot of two bowls of beef soup with a small bowl of pepperoncini

4.88 from 24 votes

Vegetable Beef Soup

This Vegetable Beef Soup is a hearty combination of beef and lots of vegetables. Perfect for a cold winter night, this soup is comforting, healthy and totally delicious!

Prep Time15

Cook Time2 50

Total Time3 5

Course: Lunch, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Romanian

Keyword: beef soup, romanian food, vegetable beef soup

Servings:

Calories: 297kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Equipment

6 Quart Dutch Oven

Ingredients

2 pounds stewing beef or chuck roast, cut in 1 inch cubes
8 cups water
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
½ teaspoon pepper or to taste
3 tablespoons tomato paste
14.5 ounce diced tomatoes (1 can)
1 beef bouillon or 2 tbsp vegeta
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 small zucchini chopped
¼ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
1 large egg beaten
¼ cup parsley chopped

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Instructions

Cook the beef: Add the beef and water to a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Once the broth starts to boil, remove all the impurities from the top. If you don't, you'll get a cloudy dark soup, instead of a nice clear broth.
Reduce to a simmer, cover the pot and cook for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. You need to cook this until the beef is tender. Once the beef is done remove it from the broth, keep the broth.
Saute veggies: In a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the tomato paste and the diced tomatoes. Add the beef bouillon or vegeta.
Add beef, cauliflower and simmer: Add the cauliflower and cooked beef to the pot. Add the beef broth (from cooking the beef) and stir. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes.
Add Zucchini, lemon juice and cook for 10 more minutes: Stir in the zucchini and lemon juice. Cook for another 10 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
Add egg: Pour the egg mixture into the soup and quickly stir. You will notice the soup thickening up a bit, the egg will cook instantly.
Garnish and serve: Garnish with parsley and serve with sour cream and pickled hot peppers.

Video

Notes

If you watch the video, you'll notice I cooked my beef in an instant pot to speed up the cooking process. If you have an instant pot, cook it for 20 minutes on the meat or manual setting.

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