(intense techno music)
- I'm going to show you how to turn all of this
into this:
Hey guys, it's Shawn with iwashyoudry.com,
and today we are going to be making
my hearty ground beef vegetable soup.
This is a great comfort meal to make,
and it's so easy and hearty and full of veggies,
you can make it any day of the week
and not feel bad about it.
So the first thing we're going to do
is add one pound of ground beef to a pot
and get it nice and browned.
While this beef gets browned, I'm going to set it aside
and start working on my vegetables
that are going to go in here as well.
So we're going to need about one small diced yellow onion.
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While we're cooking the ground beef,
I'm going to go ahead and add this onion
so it gets nice and tender with the ground beef.
Next we are going to need two russet potatoes,
I'm going to peel them and dice these.
So we just kind of go like this, and then like:
(hammer clangs)
(chuckling)
You could also, instead of potatoes,
use a pasta if you'd like,
but I do like potatoes 'cause they are hearty and delicious.
Set those aside.
And we're going to use two cups of sliced carrots,
so I'm going to peel these carrots
and get them sliced nice and thin.
You know, you could also use baby carrots here,
sometimes I do that.
My kids love baby carrots,
and I would just cut them in half.
All right, and real quick I'm going to just dice up
about two cups of celery.
If you're not a fan of celery, feel free to leave it out.
(celery cracking)
That's what is awesome about vegetable soup,
is you can add in literally any vegetable you like.
These are just ones that my family likes and we enjoy,
and I keep on hand, so it works out.
Okay, I used an extra lean ground beef here,
so I do not have a lot of fat to drain.
If you have fat, you want to go ahead
and drain that off right now,
and then add in just a teaspoon of minced garlic,
or sorry, two teaspoons of minced garlic,
and then give it a stir until it is nice and fragrant.
So let's get some of these veggies added in already.
Here is the celery,
and then I'm going to take those potatoes and carrots,
get those added in.
(vegetables sizzling)
And let's get our soup base started,
and today I'm going to use eight cups of beef broth.
We're also going to add two cans of petite diced tomatoes.
Then we're going to pray
that we didn't put too much in this small pot.
Just kidding. (chuckles)
Give it a nice stir here.
I'm also going to use one teaspoon of my Italian seasoning.
This is my homemade version, you can also use store bought.
I'll link to my homemade version in the recipe on the blog
so you can check that out.
We're also going to add about one teaspoon of salt,
half a teaspoon of black pepper.
I'm also going to add one tablespoon...
I can't get it.
Oh, okay, got it.
One tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
(stutters)
Worcestershire sauce?
This is going to give it a nice rounded, savory flavor.
Okay, also to give this a nice, hearty base,
we're going to add one tablespoon of tomato paste,
and stay tuned at the end, I'm going to show you
one of my favorite tricks for saving the rest of this.
All right, to this I'm also going to add
just a cup and a half of fresh or frozen green beans.
We're going to give all of this a stir,
and bring it to a nice simmer.
Look at how hearty this already looks.
I love all the colors.
Now, just go ahead and add two whole bay leaves to this,
and then cover and simmer for about 20 minutes
until those potatoes are nice and tender.
Oh man, it smells amazing right now.
Look at how hearty and delicious this soup is.
The potatoes and green beans and carrots
are nice and tender.
I am going to go ahead and add in one cup of frozen corn,
as well as one cup of frozen peas,
and then I am also going to add in about a third of a cup
of freshly chopped parsley, stir that in,
and that just makes this beef soup nice and fresh tasting.
I am just going to fish out these bay leaves,
and then we can go ahead and discard those.
This soup is so hearty and full of so many good flavors,
it's perfect for a cold evening,
perfect for any snow days you got coming up.
That broth is so delicious, perfectly seasoned.
Let's taste it.
Oh my goodness, that is so good.
And you guys, one of my favorite things
to pair with this hearty soup
is a grilled cheese sandwich or some toasted French bread
with some butter and a little bit of garlic on top.
It makes for a delicious meal, I hope you enjoy it.
Check out I Wash You Dry
for more fantastic recipes just like this,
and we will see you guys next time.
Bye!
Okay, whatever you do,
do not throw away the rest of that tomato paste.
Here is my favorite hack to save the rest of this,
'cause we all know that no recipe
ever really calls for a full can of tomato paste.
So, what you're going to want to do is take a tablespoon,
and scoop out about a tablespoon's worth of tomato paste
and dollop it onto a sheet of parchment paper like so.
And just keep doing that
until you get all of them onto the paper.
Now we're just going to take this tray,
and we're going to pop it in the freezer
for about 20 to 30 minutes, and they'll harden up.
Once they're hard,
you're going to wrap them in plastic wrap,
or just pop them straight into a Ziploc baggie,
and then you can just unwrap that and throw it in any recipe
that you need to use tomato paste.
How convenient is that?
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Like that? Or like, just a...
Or this?
Or this? Or this?
No? (chuckles)