Beef and Tomato Soup Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for Beef and Tomato Soup

500g Minced beef

30g Butter

2 Stock cubes

1 Onion

3 Celery sticks

Two 400g / 14oz Tins chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon Chilli powder

1 litre / 1¾ pints Water

60g / 2oz Long grain rice

2 Bay leaves

Salt and ground pepper to taste

 
PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
 
COOKING TIME: 25 minutes
 
DIFFICULTY: Easy
 
FREEZE: Yes
 
SERVINGS: 4 servings
 
EQUIPMENT: Large pan

PREPARATION

Dice the onion and celery into smallish pieces as in the picture below.

Chopped celery and onions

RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Heat the butter in the pan and fry the meat, onion and celery in the melted butter until the meat is browned. This should take about 5 minutes.

Keep stirring the mixture frequently to ensure all the ingredients are cooked.

Cooking Beef and Tomato Soup

STEP 2

Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes.

Stir the soup halfway through cooking to avoid any sticking to the bottom of the pan.

Beef and Tomato Soup

STEP 3

Serve hot with crusty bread, delicious.

If you prefer you can blend it for a smoother texture.

STEP 4

We used the freezer bags bdlow to freeze our soup, they are very convenient to use.

We found them especially convenient to use because we could vary the number of servings we poured into individual bags with no problem.

Container for freezing soup

STEP 5

The finished soup ready for the freezer!

Beef and Tomato Soup ready for freezer

	21 March 2021	From: Jen
So quick, easy and delicious!