Southwest beef 'n' bean soup.
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Southwest beef 'n' bean soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It's simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Southwest beef 'n' bean soup is something that I've loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook southwest beef 'n' bean soup using 20 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Southwest beef 'n' bean soup:
- {Get of olive oil.
- {Get of medium yellow onion, chopped.
- {Make ready of garlic, minced.
- {Prepare of celery, diced.
- {Get of carrots, shredded or diced.
- {Get of ground beef.
- {Make ready of Worcestershire sauce.
- {Make ready of dark red kidney beans, drained (15 oz can).
- {Get of pinto beans, drained (29 oz can).
- {Make ready of diced tomatoes, undrained (15 oz can).
- {Prepare of small potatoes, peeled and diced.
- {Take of frozen vegetables - country trio - carrots, green beans, and corn.
- {Prepare of beef stock.
- {Take of salt.
- {Take of ground black pepper.
- {Take of bay leaf.
- {Get of chili powder - use more for spicier soup.
- {Get of ground cumin - adjust to taste.
- {Get of tortilla chips (optional).
- {Get of shredded cheddar jack cheese (optional).
Instructions to make Southwest beef 'n' bean soup:
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat..
- When oil is hot (surface looks shimmery), add onion, celery, and carrots. Season with salt. Some liquid will cook out of the celery; this is normal. Cook vegetables, stirring occasionally with a spatula, until the onion begins to turn translucent and the liquid has cooked off..
- Add the garlic and continue cooking until the garlic begins to brown. Remove skillet from heat. Transfer vegetables to a large soup pot..
- Break up ground beef into skillet. Season with salt, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Return to heat..
- Scramble ground beef over medium high heat until browned..
- Transfer ground beef to a large plate or bowl lined with paper towels to remove excess grease. Pat top with a paper towel. Then transfer ground beef to soup pot with onion mixture..
- Add both cans of beans (drained), tomatoes (undrained), potatoes, and frozen vegetables to soup pot..
- Add beef stock to soup pot. (You can also substitute water and beef bullion for stock. Use 1 cube bullion per quart of water.) Add bay leaves and Worcestershire sauce..
- Bring soup to a boil over high heat, then turn heat down so that soup simmers but doesn't boil..
- While soup is simmering, add chili powder and cumin. Adjust seasoning (salt, chili powder, cumin, etc.) to taste. You might need more salt than you think because the potatoes absorb quite a bit while they cook..
- Let the soup simmer until the potatoes are tender and just starting to break down. (You can tell they are breaking down when the edges start to look rounded-off instead of sharp.) If you need to add water while the soup cooks, heat water to boiling in the microwave first and *carefully* add to the soup pot..
- Remove bay leaves before serving..
- If desired, crumble a handful of tortilla chips in the bottom of a soup bowl and ladel soup over them. Top with shredded cheese. Enjoy!.
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