{"id":3185,"date":"2026-04-06T17:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:50:07","slug":"hearty-vegetable-beef-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/hearty-vegetable-beef-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6\u20138 | <strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes | <strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 2 hours<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) lean beef stew meat, cubed<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 potatoes, cubed<\/li>\n<li>1 cup green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 cup corn kernels (fresh, frozen, or canned)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup peas (fresh or frozen)<\/li>\n<li>1 (14-oz) can diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>8 cups beef broth (homemade or store-bought)<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley and grated Parmesan cheese (optional, for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Brown the beef<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat vegetable oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add beef cubes and cook until browned on all sides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 aromatics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Add chopped onion and minced garlic.<\/li>\n<li>Cook for a few minutes until onions are translucent and fragrant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add vegetables and herbs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in carrots, celery, potatoes, green beans, corn, and peas.<\/li>\n<li>Add bay leaves and dried thyme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add broth and simmer<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour in beef broth, making sure all ingredients are submerged.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and simmer for 1.5\u20132 hours until beef is tender and flavors meld.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add tomatoes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in diced tomatoes with juices.<\/li>\n<li>Simmer another 15\u201320 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season and serve<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Remove bay leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot, optionally garnished with fresh parsley and grated Parmesan.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy with crusty bread or crackers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup Servings: 6\u20138 | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 2 hours Ingredients 1 lb (450&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3187,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions\/3187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}