Army Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil ⓘ
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1/2 onion, finely diced ⓘ
- 1/2 green capsicum, finely diced
- 2 tomatoes, chopped ⓘ
- 500 g rump steak, cubed ⓘ
- 5 large potatoes, cubed into medium sized chunks ⓘ
- 3 carrots, sliced ⓘ
- 1/2 Japanese pumpkin, chopped into large chunks (Or your favourite pumpkin) ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- salt and pepper ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons beef stock powder
- 7 cups water ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered imitation saffron ⓘ
- 1 bay leaf ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot.
- Saute onion, garlic, capsicum and tomato.
- Add beef and cook until browned.
- Add sherry and let it reduce a little and add some of the water to cover the beef.
- Let simmer for about 20 minutes.
- A pressure cooker takes less time.
- Add rest of the ingredients and water and bring to the boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for a further 1 hour or until potato is soft and soup appears thickened.
- If using a pressure cooker, follow steps 1 to 4 then follow step 7 and place lid on pressure cooker and time from when the pressure starts to build up and shake the cap for 12 minutes cooking time on medium heat.
- Sometimes when using a pressure cooker it becomes quite watery. If you like to thicken up the soup just use 1 tablespoon of corn flour mixed with a little water and stir into the soup until thickened.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
706
kcal
35% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).