Slow Cooked Beef And Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean beef, chopped fine
• 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
• 1 large turnip, peeled and sliced
• 6 small onions, peeled and sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 2 cups tomatoes
• 1 small bunch parsley
• 6 cloves
• 6 peppercorns
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 5 pints cold water
• Croutons, for serving

Method

1. 1 Chop the beef fine. Peel and slice the carrot, turnip, onions, and celery. Prepare the tomatoes.
2. 2 Tie the parsley, cloves, peppercorns, and thyme in a muslin cloth to create a spice bag.
3. 3 Place the beef, vegetables, spice bag, salt, sugar, and pepper into a bean-pot or large pot.
4. 4 Cover with 5 pints of cold water. Cover the pot and bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 5 hours.
5. 5 Remove the spice bag. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with croutons.