Minestrone Soup with Beef

[johnro]

Minestrone Soup with Beef

Number of People: - 6 people
Ingredients:
20 ml oil
1 onion
1 sml leek cut into 5cm slices
1 clove garlic
1/2 red capsicum + 1/2 green capsicum - that is what I used today
1 carrot - cut into chunks
1 zucchini - diced
1 sweet potato - diced
350g gravy beef / chuck steak - cut in 2cm cubes
1 cup shredded cabbage
1/3 cup dry soup mix
2 tomatoes diced or about 1/2 cup canned tomatoes
1/2 cup macaroni
1/4 cup rice
200g cannellini beans (1/2 can)
1 lt beef stock or 1 lt water + 3 - 4 tabsp TMX veg stock concentrate

Preparation:
1. Add oil to TMX bowl - heat 2 mins varoma temp speed 1
2. Add vegs except for sweet potato, zucchini and cabbage to TMX - chop 5 sec speed 6. Cook 5 mins varoma temp    speed 1
3. Add beef - cook same time and temp as above so that meat browns slightly.
4. Add stock, cabbage, tomatoes, zucchini, sweet potato and soup mix and cook 50min 100⁰   speed 1-2 (longer time may be needed if meat not tender)
5. Add macaroni, rice and beans and cook 20min 100⁰   speed 1-2
6. Serve with parsley and parmesan cheese
 
Adaptation of a recipe found in CWA recipe collection - Country Classics



Members' comments
JD - This is certainly a meal in a bowl.  I couldn't fit the cannellini beans into the TM bowl, it was so full so I had to add it afterwards and then decided I may as well put the whole can in there. I will add more stock to the remaining soup before freezing half of it for another time. In this house it would probably serve 10 people!

[judydawn]

A minestrone soup for carnivores - DH will be pleased Robyn.  Thank you 

[johnro]

Yes JD - you may prefer to increase the amount of stock if you like soup to be just that - this was very thick and chunky as you can see from the pic. In fact it was definitely satisfying enough for a complete meal - naturally the fresh linseed and soy rolls contributed!
    

[judydawn]

Made this today Robyn and it was enjoyed by both of us - certainly is a meal in a bowl.  I couldn't fit the cannellini beans into the TM bowl, it was so full so I had to add it afterwards and then decided I may as well put the whole can in there. I will add more stock to the remaining soup before freezing half of it for another time. In this house it would probably serve 10 people!

[johnro]

Judy we usually have this as a 'main meal'   

[judydawn]

Yes, I can see why Robyn - nice and healthy with all those vegies in there.