Karl ratzsch's beef vegetable soup

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupQuick-cooking barley; (uncooked)
5cupsWater
2tablespoonsButter
½cupChopped celery
½Chopped Spanish onion
½cupChopped carrot
½cupPeeled and chopped parsnip
1cupChopped cabbage
½cupFresh or frozen corn
½cupPeeled and chopped rutabaga
¼cupPeeled and chopped turnip
½cupChopped green beans
1smallClove garlic; minced
7cupsHot; homemade beef stock
1Bay leaf
¼teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
1can(10 3/4 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes; seeded, chopped and drained
½Cup; about, cubed, cooked steak, (prime rib or sirloin work well)
1teaspoonFreshly chopped parsley
Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

Notes: Karl Ratzsch's Restaurant, 320 E. Mason St., Milwaukee, WI.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Boil barley and water in 2-quart saucepan 25 minutes or until tender.

Drain; set aside.

Heat butter in 4-quart saucepan. Add celery, onion, carrot, parsnip, cabbage, corn, rutabaga, turnip, green beans and garlic and saute slowly 5 minutes. Add hot stock, bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer slowly 30 minutes, then add drained barley, chopped tomatoes and cooked steak. Simmer 15 minutes. Add parsley and salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf and serve.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

John Poulos, executive chef, sent the recipe.

Posted to recipelu-digest by ncanty@... (Nadia I Canty) on Mar 25, 1998