Dinner Soup

A dish with lean beef from round and marrow-bone at the center.

Soups With Meat Stock

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 3½ lbs. lean beef from round
  • 2 lbs. marrow-bone
  • 2 qts. cold water
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lean raw ham, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Carrot, Turnip, Onion, Celery — ⅓ cup, each cut in small pieces
  • 1 sprig parsley
  • ½ bay leaf
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Wipe meat and cut in inch cubes. Put one-half in kettle with marrow-bone, water, and tomatoes. Brown remaining half in hot frying-pan with some marrow from bone, then turn into kettle. Heat slowly to boiling-point, and cook at temperature just below boiling-point five hours.
  2. Cook ham and vegetables with butter five minutes, then add to soup with peppercorns, salt, parsley, and bay leaf. Cook one and one-half hours, strain, cool quickly, remove fat, and clear.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories507
Protein22.5 g
Fat45.6 g
Carbs0.4 g
Fiber0.1 g
Sodium328 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States