- Thread starter
- #5,241
There is something about cold weather that makes me want to fix soup. This past Sunday I had a beef brisket roasting in the oven. Beyond getting it cooked we hadn't decided just how we were going to finish it or what we would have with it.
I had been outside working on getting the coops ready for winter when I came in to check on the beef. As I was washing my hands and restoring feeling to my frozen fingertips inspiration struck. Soup! More specifically cabbage soup. A quick dash to the grocery and I was soon busy chopping cabbage, onion, celery, and carrots to add to 2 quarts of beef stock. As the vetables cooked I add a quart of tomato sauce and a quart of tomatoes. Next I trimmed the fat from the brisket, diced the meat into small cubes and added them to the pot. The addition of a little thyme, black pepper, and salt had the soup well on its way to becoming a meal. After simmering for a couple of hours it was ready to eat.
Since the brisket was quite large I used a large head of cabbage and with all the other ingredients we had a rather large pot of soup. After eating more than we should have we still had quite a lot remaining. Hope took the remainder and divided it into two large freezer bowls. One was placed in the freezer and the other we had for supper last night. I think it definitely could be classified as good eats.
I had been outside working on getting the coops ready for winter when I came in to check on the beef. As I was washing my hands and restoring feeling to my frozen fingertips inspiration struck. Soup! More specifically cabbage soup. A quick dash to the grocery and I was soon busy chopping cabbage, onion, celery, and carrots to add to 2 quarts of beef stock. As the vetables cooked I add a quart of tomato sauce and a quart of tomatoes. Next I trimmed the fat from the brisket, diced the meat into small cubes and added them to the pot. The addition of a little thyme, black pepper, and salt had the soup well on its way to becoming a meal. After simmering for a couple of hours it was ready to eat.
Since the brisket was quite large I used a large head of cabbage and with all the other ingredients we had a rather large pot of soup. After eating more than we should have we still had quite a lot remaining. Hope took the remainder and divided it into two large freezer bowls. One was placed in the freezer and the other we had for supper last night. I think it definitely could be classified as good eats.