Beef and Tomato Soup

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  • 15 mins
  • 165 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 3 3 lb beef stew meat
  • 3 3 3 tsp salt
  • 4 4 4 Tbsp light olive oil or any cooking oil, divided
  • 1 1 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 2 2 celery ribs finely chopped
  • 4 4 4 cups beef broth + 4 cup filtered water
  • 28 28 can 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 2 2 dry bay leaves
  • 1 1 1 tsp ground coriander seeds
  • 1 1 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 2 2 garlic cloves pressed
  • 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup uncooked white rice I used Jasmine
  • 2 2 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice from 1 medium lemon
  • 1/4 1/4 to cup fresh parsley chopped, plus more to serve
  • 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup fresh dill chopped,

Preparation

Step 1

Sprinkle meat with 3 tsp salt and stir. Heat dutch oven or soup pot over medium/high heat and add 2 Tbsp oil. Once oil is hot, add beef in 2 batches, sautéing until browned on all sides. Remove from pot and set aside. Don't worry about cooking it through.
Add chopped onion and celery with more oil as needed. Saute 5 min until softened.
Add canned tomatoes with their juice, 4 cups broth, 4 cups water, 2 bay leaves and browned beef. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until beef is tender.
Add 1/2 cup white rice, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 pressed garlic cloves, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tsp paprika. Cover and simmer 20 min or until rice is tender.
Remove from heat and add 1/4 cup parsley and 1/4 cup dill then cover and let sit off heat another 10 min before serving. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with more fresh herbs as desired.