Beef Noodle Soup
This Beef Noodle Soup is a comforting and hearty dish filled with tender beef chunks, flavorful vegetables, and wide egg noodles simmered in a rich beef broth infused with herbs. It's a perfect meal to warm you up on chilly days.
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- Large Soup Pot
Ingredients
- 2 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 3 large carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2-3 lb beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 8 cups low sodium beef broth
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram or oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon crushed rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 ounces wide egg noodles
Chopped fresh parsley, thyme, or rosemary
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large Dutch oven or large soup pot over medium heat. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for about 2-3 minutes or until just starting to brown.
- Add the onions, celery, and carrots. Cook until the onions and celery are soft and the carrots are starting to soften. Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic, cooking for 1 minute while stirring. Spoon the veggie mixture into a bowl and cover the bowl with a loose paper towel.
- Sprinkle the beef with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. Heat a little more vegetable oil in the pot and add the beef chunks. Cook until browned on both sides. Add the beef broth, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves. Bring the mixture to a boil and then cover and simmer for about 1 hour or until the beef is fork-tender.
- Add the egg noodles and cook for about 5 minutes. Spoon the veggies that you put into the bowl back into the soup pot and continue simmering for another 5-7 minutes or until the egg noodles and carrots are fork-tender.
- Remove the bay leaves and garnish with fresh chopped parsley, thyme, or rosemary. For best results, serve promptly.
Notes
This soup is best served fresh. The flavors develop even more if allowed to sit for a while before serving. Feel free to adjust the seasoning according to your taste preferences.