Description
A comforting and hearty Beef Noodle Soup recipe that is perfect for chilly days. Tender beef, flavorful broth, and egg noodles come together to create a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Beef:
- 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Soup Base:
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups beef broth
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Additional:
- 8 ounces egg noodles
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (optional)
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Sear the Beef: Heat vegetable oil in a large pot, brown beef on all sides, then set aside.
- Saute Aromatics: Cook onion and garlic until softened.
- Cook the Soup: Return beef to the pot, add beef broth, carrots, celery, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, pepper, and salt. Simmer until beef is tender.
- Add Noodles: Stir in egg noodles and soy sauce, cook until noodles are tender.
- Finish and Serve: Adjust seasoning, remove bay leaf, garnish with parsley.
Notes
- For deeper flavor, brown the beef in batches to avoid steaming.
- You can also add mushrooms or swap egg noodles for rice or pasta shells.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 870mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
