vegetable beef soup

rkunsaw

rkunsaw

Well-known Member
Location
Clarksville, Arkansas,USA
I made vegetable beef in the pressure cooker. I really filled it up with a pound of stew meat cut into 1/2 inch or smaller bits and added seven vegetables, some from the freezer, some fresh, and some canned.

I recently discovered Better Than Bouillon and made a pint of strong broth for the soup.
 

rkunsaw said:
I made vegetable beef in the pressure cooker. I really filled it up with a pound of stew meat cut into 1/2 inch or smaller bits and added seven vegetables, some from the freezer, some fresh, and some canned.

I recently discovered Better Than Bouillon and made a pint of strong broth for the soup.
Click to expand...
Sounds great! I also like Better Than Bouillon.
 
Sounds a good recipe for me. Im in the UK not sure if I can get Better Than Boullion in our supermarkets. Just Googled it can be bought from Amazon but dont want to go that route and will ask my local health food shop
 

I use a packet of Publix beef stew seasonings (Publix is an American supermarket chain in the south) for my vegetable soup. I'm sure other beef stew seasonings would be just as good; I'm just partial to the Publix ones.

It gives a wonderful "beefy" taste without any beef. Where's the beef? I don't miss it.
 
iu
iu
iu
 
I like to get some color on the meat before adding it to the soup and also toss in a handful of barley.

Wrapping a couple of beef shanks and a chopped onion in foil and baking it for an hour or so when you have the oven on for another recipe is a good starting point.
 
C'est Moi said:
include a big can of chopped tomatoes that also adds to the tasty broth.
Click to expand...

Also canned or frozen squash or pumpkin, (or fresh cooked chunks)
either mashed or in chunks, breaks down and adds flavor and nutrients to any broth.
 
rkunsaw said:
in the pressure cooker.
Click to expand...

You don't mean slow cooker or crockpot, do you?
You did mean that you use a pressure cooker to cook it all ? You put the ingredients all into it, and close it and cook it, in one batch pot-full?

Or one could cook it all in a pot for a while, and then "can it" in a pressure cooker? But that is a bigger process!
And I wondered how you use the pressure cooker.
 
I brown my beef chunks first, then add broth (I've been a Better than Bouillon fan for years) then veggies. I like to add a can of Rotel tomatoes for a little kick and also like a thicker stew so sometimes stir in part of a package of instant potatoes.

B. than B. tip. A low cal pick me up in the afternoon is a cup of hot veggie broth using B t B Vegetable. It is a little heavy on sodium but very tasty.
 
I like adding a can of Rotel also. I use the baby carrots and a few cut up fresh potatoes. When that is almost done I add a bag of frozen soup veggies that have a little okra in them. The meat is already tender like Ces't Moi does. With a pan of cornbread it is a meal I love. I freeze the leftovers in small containers for another day. I even freeze the cornbread in squares and reheat in microwave in a damp paper towel. Love this supper on a cold evening.
 
Nothing is better than the homemade vegetable beef soup my grandmother used to make. We sometimes have a quick, version of it using a bag of frozen mixed vegetables and Heinz Oxtail soup mix.
 
My mother made the best vegetable beef soup in the world. I've never been able to quite replicate it, but mine is pretty good.

She didn't really use a recipe and it was always a little different. She pretty much just threw whatever she had in the pot, including leftover vegetables of whatever kind and cooked it all up. It was always wonderful.
 
Kaila said:
You don't mean slow cooker or crockpot, do you?
You did mean that you use a pressure cooker to cook it all ? You put the ingredients all into it, and close it and cook it, in one batch pot-full?

Or one could cook it all in a pot for a while, and then "can it" in a pressure cooker? But that is a bigger process!
And I wondered how you use the pressure cooker.
Click to expand...
I use a 6 qt. electric pressure cooker. Put everything in it, push the button and wait
 
rkunsaw said:
I use a 6 qt. electric pressure cooker. Put everything in it, push the button and wait
Click to expand...

Thank you for that reply to my question. I have an old pressure cooker. Maybe the new ones are quite different. It sounds so easy to use the one you are talking about!
Perhaps yours is a little more like the small electric 'cooker' I have, that is called a "rice cooker" which works great but only holds about 3 cups total of whatever things I toss into it.
 
Kaila said:
Thank you for that reply to my question. I have an old pressure cooker. Maybe the new ones are quite different. It sounds so easy to use the one you are talking about!
Perhaps yours is a little more like the small electric 'cooker' I have, that is called a "rice cooker" which works great but only holds about 3 cups total of whatever things I toss into it.
Click to expand...

I think rkunsaw may be talking about one of the newer Instapots??
 
rkunsaw said:
They've changed the design a lot. We've had ours for 7 or 8 years. I don't think I like the new design as well as the one we have.

https://www.wayfair.com/Aroma--Arom...K_XKBx1Ak6I1i4VHZWTrASOcVY5cAHShoC9xIQAvD_BwE
Click to expand...

Yes,that`s what I was talking about. I have a brand new one,still in the box. It sounded complicated to me and I have always just used my old pressure cooker (made awesome Swiss Steak in it last night and a pork roast night before last.) I think I`ll sit down and lok over the instructions again today and see if I maybe want to give it a try.
 
It seems like if a person just chose a couple of the settings, to try cooking one item with it, it wouldn't be as daunting or complex.
Then, if wanted, at some later time, one might get used to using it, for something else.
Thanks for the ideas from each one of you, and for your input about it!
 
I find the canned soups too salty and prefer to make my own veggie, beef soup. I do love the tomato soup that you put in the microwave altho it is loaded with salt. I like a grilled cheese with it when the weather cools off. One of the Campbells' microwaveable ones is enough for two meals so I watch my salt intake more closely on the days I consume one of them. Some of Campbell's have lower sodium varieties. The only other canned soup I buy is the chicken with rice one. Again, plan for the extra salt.
 
Kaila said:
It seems like if a person just chose a couple of the settings, to try cooking one item with it, it wouldn't be as daunting or complex.
Then, if wanted, at some later time, one might get used to using it, for something else.
Thanks for the ideas from each one of you, and for your input about it!
Click to expand...
The one we have is so simple even I can do it.
 
rkunsaw said:
The one we have is so simple even I can do it.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that encouragemt, though would you be willing to guarantee, that I could? ;):LOL:

I know you said you have an older design that you think might be better than the new ones, but since you likely will not give me yours :ROFLMAO:
IS the one you have, that same brand, and very similar to the one you pictured in this thread?
Or is the one pictured just a general example that you were giving?

Are you sorry you ever mentioned this topic, now that i have asked so many questions about it? :cool::giggle:
 
Kaila said:
Thanks for that encouragemt, though would you be willing to guarantee, that I could? ;):LOL:

I know you said you have an older design that you think might be better than the new ones, but since you likely will not give me yours :ROFLMAO:
IS the one you have, that same brand, and very similar to the one you pictured in this thread?
Or is the one pictured just a general example that you were giving?

Are you sorry you ever mentioned this topic, now that i have asked so many questions about it? :cool::giggle:
Click to expand...
The one pictured is the same brand, AROMA, but it seems to have buttons for each type of food. Mine simply has buttons for high or low pressure, Brown, simmer or slow cook mode. You set the amount of time yourself. Most of the time I'll turn it on, push the high pressure button, set the number of minutes and push start. It'll let you know when it's done. And if you're not ready it automatically go to the keep warm function.
 
Kaila said:
Thanks for that encouragemt, though would you be willing to guarantee, that I could? ;):LOL:

I know you said you have an older design that you think might be better than the new ones, but since you likely will not give me yours :ROFLMAO:
IS the one you have, that same brand, and very similar to the one you pictured in this thread?
Or is the one pictured just a general example that you were giving?

Are you sorry you ever mentioned this topic, now that i have asked so many questions about it? :cool::giggle:
Click to expand...
Go to youtube and type "Instant Pot" in the search. You'll have videos for months. :D
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top