TW's Vegetable Beef End of Summer Soup

[aklap]

TW's Vegetable Beef End of Summer Soup

Peg works with Tammy [aka TW aka TeeDubbya] and she's very curious about food that I can eat. She's always asking - "Can Al have ______?" Peg takes her samples GF baked goods for her to try. Or if she hears Peg was baking, she asks if she was baking GF stuff for me. Not only is Tammy aware of GF foods, the entire office is on the lookout for GF stuff - it's sooo cool! There's a running joke about "Al's GF goodies"

One day TW said "I made a soup that even Al can eat. I even got beef stock that says gluten free right on the label [Kitchen Basics]". Peg dutifully quizzed TW on the products and ingredients and did indeed meet the Al standards of GF'dom.

Tammy said this was a soup that her Grandma made with the end of summer veggies. Thanks TW! Thanks TW's Grandma!!

We stopped at a farmers market yesterday and picked up some veggies for today's soup.


1 - 2 pounds stew meat
1 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
1 32 oz carton GF beef stock [Kitchen Basics]
1 48 oz bottle V8 Juice
2 - 3 cups cubed fresh rutabagas
2 - 3 cups sliced fresh carrots
2 - 3 cups chopped fresh green beans
1 medium onion chopped
2 cups chopped zucchini
2 ears cooked fresh corn cut off the cob
3/4 cups of frozen peas
3 cups chopped cabbage
2 chopped Roma tomatoes
1 Bay leaf
Salt & Pepper to taste

optional: 1 packet of HerbOx beef bouillon
optional: 1 small 5.5oz can of tomato juice


Add olive oil to your soup pot or dutch oven and brown stew meat.
Add beef stock and V8 juice to pot and stir.
Add carrots and rutabagas. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Add all the rest of the veggies and bay leaf.
Stir and simmer covered pot for about 3 hrs.

Rinse the bottle of V8 and add water to pot [about 1-2 cups].

Peg Notes:
The amounts of veggies can be adjusted to your tastes. I added the additional HerbOx and tomato juice because I felt there was more veggies than liquid. I didn't want to loose flavor as I added liquid, so I used the HerbOx

Al Notes:
OMGosh is this good!! This is company food!! Definitely some thing add to Al & Peg's GFN's MNU!
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Linda]

The soup looks amazing! I'll have to try it one day. What's that bread in the photo?
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Mom of Ty (he's nine) who was diagnosed by bloodwork June 2005, biopsy August 11, 2005, notified on & started GF August 18, 2005

[aklap]

Hi Linda,

It's a triangle of Grandma Ferdon's GF Buttermilk Bread.

Yes, it's amazing as it looks!
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa