Baked beef and vegetable soup

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4poundsShort ribs of beef
1Onion, skin on studded
With 2 cloves
3clovesGarlic peeled and lightly
Crushed
4Whole black peppercorns
4cupsBeef broth
3smallsLeeks roots trimmed and 1
Inch of green left on cut
Into 1/4 x 2 inch julienne
Strips well washed
3Carrots cut into 1/4 x 2
Inch julienne strips
3Celery ribs cut into
1/4 x 2 inch julienne
Strips
8White mushroom caps cut
Into thin slices
2cupsShaped pasta cooked until
Just tender
Salt and fresh ground black
Pepper to taste
2tablespoonsChopped dill
2tablespoonsParsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place beef, onion, garlic, peppercorns and broth in an oven-proof casserole. Add water to cover by 1½ inches. Bring to a boil. Cover and bake in the oven about 2 hours, until beef is very tender. Remove meat and cool. Shred from bones, discarding any fat and the bones. cover. Pour broth through a fine mesh strainer into a gravy separator or bowl. Allow to cool. Pour or skim off fat and return defatted broth to the casserole. Add leeks, carrots and celery to casserole. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, 3 minutes. Add shredded beef to broth with mushrooms, pasta, salt and pepper. Bake, covered, for 5 minutes.

Remove from oven and stir in dill and parsley. Serve immediately in deep soup bowls.