Ok–so we were a little lazy this week in tracking down a soup from a decorated Chef or other interesting personality, but thank goodness for Savory Choice’s selection of wonderful soup recipes. We even found one that goes nicely with this week’s Whet Your Whistle, “The John Wayne.” Enjoy our little Western-inspired pairing, just make sure you set some timers if you’re cooking AND drinking…and make sure your smoke-alarm battery is still good.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 pounds boneless beef rib eye, trimmed of visible fat and cut into 1-inch chunks
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 2 garlic cloves, very coarsely chopped
  • 1 large Yukon Gold potato, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 1 large onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 pouches Savory Choice Beef Broth Concentrate
  • 1 t dried thyme or 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup frozen peas 

 
Heat a large skillet. Add the oil and heat until wisps of smoke appear. Add the meat, season generously with salt and pepper and brown on all sides over moderately high heat, about 4 minutes total. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a plate.

Melt the butter in the skillet. Add the carrots, garlic, potato and onion and cook until lightly colored, about 3 minutes. Stir in the flour. Add the red wine and simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add beef broth concentrate, water, thyme sprigs and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over moderately low heat until the carrots and potato are fork tender, about 6 minutes.

Add the peas and the meat along with any accumulated juices, cover and simmer until the meat is heated through and medium rare, about 3 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Season with pepper.

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