Mom and Micki’s Beef Shank Vegetable Soup

Description

Mom and I wanted soup on a cold day. We took another recipe and re-made it into this one. Delicious!

Ingredients

  • 5 quarts water
  • 4 pounds beef shanks
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
  • ¼ large onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ pound carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 potatoes, cut into chunks
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 sprig parsley

Instructions

  1. Combine water and beef in a large pot. Add tomatoes
  2. onion
  3. garlic
  4. salt
  5. black pepper
  6. and bay leaves. Let stand
  7. about 15 minutes.
  8. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer
  9. covered
  10. about 1 hour. Add carrots; simmer until tender
  11. about 30 minutes. Add potatoes
  12. green bell pepper
  13. and parsley. Simmer until potatoes are tender and beef falls easily off the bone
  14. about 20 minutes. Remove beef with a slotted spoon. Remove bones
  15. chop beef
  16. and return to the pot.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 8

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