German Peppered Beef Soup Recipe
Yield: 2 GallonsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
5 lbs: German peppered beef *,
2 large: Yellow onions diced large,
1 cup: Crushed RED BELL peppers **,
2 lbs: Red potatoes,
2 large: Carrots,
2 each: Celery stocks, not bunches
1/4 cup: Oregeno,
1/4 cup: Sweet basil,
1 tbsp: Celery seed,
1/8 cup: Carroway seed,
1/2 cup: Dill weed,
Directions:
* this may be obtained from all of the german delis I have ever been
in (which may not be many)... and is basically a rather tough cut of
beef which has been covered (and I do mean covered) with very large
chunks of black pepper corns (some are even whole) ** if you can not
find red bell peppers dried and crushed you will want to do it your
self for the flavor needed... cut three or four red bell peppers into
small pieces and spread out on paper towels to dry (or put it in your
food drier if you have one) seeds and all! FIRST: cut the meat into 1
inch chunks (leaving the precious pepper on it!), sear by your
favorite method... I prefer a small amount of sesame oil in a wok.
CROCK POT METHOD: chop everything up into 1 inch chunks throw in the
pot, set on medium (200 degrees), cover with water plus 1 inch (for
the pan as my mentor said), cook covered (with a lid) stirring every
2 hours or so from the bottom for 4 hours, turn to low, cook covered
for 6 hours. PAN METHOD: chop everything into 1 inch chunks, place
carrots, celery, and meat into pan, cook 1 hour at med/low (150 to
160 degrees), add the rest of the goodies, cook 1 hour. Ahh a bug
found... covered in water both times, better go change it plus
1 inch for the pan LAST: refrigerate for at least 6 hours, warm only
as much as you will be eating. NOTES: you are correct, this method
looks a little "ugly", but having been taught to make this soup by a
german grandmother, and her scottish husband (my grand father, who
also was a chef by trade)... I learned at a very young age that what
they said usualy worked the best, even though it took more time.
Source from luhu.jp
in (which may not be many)... and is basically a rather tough cut of
beef which has been covered (and I do mean covered) with very large
chunks of black pepper corns (some are even whole) ** if you can not
find red bell peppers dried and crushed you will want to do it your
self for the flavor needed... cut three or four red bell peppers into
small pieces and spread out on paper towels to dry (or put it in your
food drier if you have one) seeds and all! FIRST: cut the meat into 1
inch chunks (leaving the precious pepper on it!), sear by your
favorite method... I prefer a small amount of sesame oil in a wok.
CROCK POT METHOD: chop everything up into 1 inch chunks throw in the
pot, set on medium (200 degrees), cover with water plus 1 inch (for
the pan as my mentor said), cook covered (with a lid) stirring every
2 hours or so from the bottom for 4 hours, turn to low, cook covered
for 6 hours. PAN METHOD: chop everything into 1 inch chunks, place
carrots, celery, and meat into pan, cook 1 hour at med/low (150 to
160 degrees), add the rest of the goodies, cook 1 hour. Ahh a bug
found... covered in water both times, better go change it
1 inch for the pan LAST: refrigerate for at least 6 hours, warm only
as much as you will be eating. NOTES: you are correct, this method
looks a little "ugly", but having been taught to make this soup by a
german grandmother, and her scottish husband (my grand father, who
also was a chef by trade)... I learned at a very young age that what
they said usualy worked the best, even though it took more time.
Source from luhu.jp