Dad’s Beef Soup

Can you tell I’m missing my dad? This is Bulgarian beef soup as we call” Teleshko Vareno”. This soup feels like home for me, this is something that I have been raised on since I was a baby and I don’t think that I could ever forget the taste of my parents’ home-cooked meals. I feel so honored to be able to share them with you all in to pass on my traditions. I hope you take the time to make this one pot wonder because I truly believe you will love it. It is so healthy and hearty and perfect for this time of year. You will need:

Dad’s Beef Soup

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I hope you take the time to make this one pot wonder because I truly believe you will love it. It is so healthy and hearty and perfect for this time of year. You will need:

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 2 hrs

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• 10-12 cups water
• 1 onion peeled and halved
• 2 peeled carrots & quartered
• 2 celery ribs halved or quartered
• 6 small peeled quartered potatoes
• 3-4 peeled whole garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 bay leaf optional
• beef veal chops, pork chops, or any stewing meat will work
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• parsley for garnish

Instructions

 

• Add all of your veggies to a big pot on the stove on medium high heat and let it come to a boil. Slowly add in your meat of choice, I decided to use two beef T-bone steaks that I roughly chopped into 2 inch cubes.
• Be sure to skim and throw away any foam that comes to the top, after you do that you can add in 1 tablespoon of salt +1 tablespoon of olive oil or any oil you have.
• Let it simmer on medium with the lid semi-on for 1 hour. After one hour add in your tomato sauce, stir it and let it go for another hour until your meat falls apart.
• Garnish with lots of fresh parsley and enjoy this incredible hearty soup.

Notes

You can cut the veggies as big or small as you like, I am honouring my dad today because this is exactly how he likes the soup ( as do I ) You can also make a beef bone soup as well , just use beef bones instead. Feel free to purée the veggies in a blender at the very end with a ladle of broth and add them back in if you don’t like them chunky.

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