Hearty Beef and Vegetable Soup

Name: Hearty Beef and Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds beef shanks or soup bones (or a combo of bones and stew beef); 4 quarts water; 4 cloves garlic (smashed); 2 medium tomatoes (cut into eighths (1½ cups)); 2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick rounds (1 cup)); 1 large potato (peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (2 cups)); 1 large yellow onion (cut into eighths and separated); 1 small daikon radish (peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick rounds (1½ cups)); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground white or black pepper; 2 stalks celery (cut into ½-inch-thick slices (1 cup)); ¼ head small cabbage (cored and cut into 1½-inch squares (2 cups)); green onions (Chopped, for garnish); cilantro (Chopped, for garnish)

This Chinese-style hearty beef and vegetable soup is packed with a variety of ingredients. You can optionally add tomatoes to thicken the broth to your preference.

3h 50m

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Ingredients

beef shanks or soup bones (or a combo of bones and stew beef) 2 pounds

water 4 quarts

garlic (smashed) 4 cloves

tomatoes (cut into eighths (1½ cups)) 2 medium

carrots (peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick rounds (1 cup)) 2 medium

potato (peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (2 cups)) 1 large

yellow onion (cut into eighths and separated) 1 large

daikon radish (peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick rounds (1½ cups)) 1 small

soy sauce 2 tablespoons

salt 1 tablespoon

freshly ground white or black pepper ½ teaspoon

celery (cut into ½-inch-thick slices (1 cup)) 2 stalks

cabbage (cored and cut into 1½-inch squares (2 cups)) ¼ head small

green onions (Chopped, for garnish)

cilantro (Chopped, for garnish)

Instructions

Prepare beef

Rinse the beef shanks with cold water to remove any blood.

Make broth

Place the bones and water in a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Skim off the foam. Add the garlic, reduce to medium heat, cover, and simmer on low heat for 2.5 to 3 hours until the meat becomes tender. Remove the bones, strip off the meat, and discard the bones.

Cook vegetables

Return the meat to the broth. Add the tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, onions, and daikon radish. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the vegetables are just cooked through. Season with soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Add the celery and cabbage, and cook for another 2-3 minutes until softened but still crisp-tender.