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Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup - Grain Free, Paleo Friendly

Homemade vegetable beef soup, a pot of superfoods, grain free, low carb, with option of adding in grains.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef cubes
  • 1 can whole tomatoes
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 celery stick divided
  • 6 carrots divided
  • 4 quarts beef broth or homemade beef stock
  • 1 turnip peeled, cubed
  • 4 cups green beans
  • 1/2 head cabbage cut into two inch pieces
  • 1 bunch kale torn into pieces, ribs removed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • few sprigs fresh thyme
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Put olive oil in large cast iron dutch oven or heavy bottom pot. Season beef cubes with salt and pepper and place in hot oil. Brown meat on all sides.
  • Prepare vegetables for braising meat. 1/2 onion, 1 carrot, 1 piece celery all cut into large chunks (to removed later). Add these to meat along with the beef broth.
  • Cook low heat for one hour. Remove stock vegetables, discard.
  • Add in can of tomatoes, cutting up tomatoes first, but be sure to include the juice.
  • Add in bay leaves, thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Cook for 30 minutes on low.
  • Prepare vegetables for soup.
  • Cut carrots into bite sized pieces.
  • Cut cabbage into two inch pieces.
  • Peel turnip and dice.
  • Peel onion and dice.
  • Slice celery.
  • Trim green beans and slice in half.
  • Remove ribs from kale and cut into bite size pieces.
  • Add in turnips, carrots, celery. Cook for twenty minutes.
  • Add in cabbage, kale. Cook for thirty more minutes.
  • Serve.