posted by Juanita 11-05-98 7:11 AM
Bean and Steak Soup
1 cup dried lima beans
1 rib steak
1 tablespoon oil
2 onions
3 cloves garlic -- diced
4 carrots -- diced
2 stalks celery -- sliced
5 cups cabbage -- chopped fine
3 potatoes -- diced
1/4 cup parsley -- fresh and chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon thyme leaves
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can beef broth
6 cups water
1 (14 to 15 oz.) can tomatoes
Soak the beans overnight.
Brown the steak well, remove from soup pot. Add the onions and garlic and cook for a few minutes.
Add the cabbage, celery, carrots, tomatoes, water, beef broth and the spices. Put the steak back into soup mixture and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Meanwhile cook the beans in a separate pot for 1/2 hour and
drain. Add the potatoes, beans and the parsley to soup.
Remove the steak and cut into small pieces and put back
into the soup and simmer for another 45 minutes.