Soup - a liquid dish, representing a vegetable, fish or meat broth with the addition of various ingredients. Soup is an appetizer, that is, the first course, and is considered a common dish throughout the world. The name may vary depending on the components and the region. Everyone knows the first dishes: borsch, cabbage soup, pickle, solyanka, milk, mushroom soup and many others.
Each country has its own signature soup. In Russia - cabbage soup, in Ukraine - borsch, USA - seafood soup, India - curry soup, Georgia - kharcho soup. So, to make a classic beef soup, the recipe of which the housewives have been using for hundreds of years, you need to take only the freshest and best ingredients. The most important thing, of course, is meat. For such a soup, it is better to take beef tenderloin and, if possible, use the scapular portion. You will also need carrots, tomatoes, onions and spices. This soup impresses with its taste and simplicity. Even without a culinary education, anyone can cook it deliciously. And when the classic recipe is fully mastered - do not be afraid to improve it with new ingredients, because there are a lot of variations of beef soup.
Kharcho is the most famous beef soup, the recipe of which differs from all the usual tomato and a special set of spices. A mixture of condiments “hops-suneli” was created specifically for this soup. It perfectly sets off all the ingredients, especially beef and garlic, making the soup absolutely original and unlike any other. To make kharcho more interesting, beef meat is fried separately for him, and then boiled. If you go on a picnic and want to make it unusual, try to cook the kharcho in nature. In a cauldron, the dish receives a unique aroma and taste, and fresh air enhances the appetite. Spicy lovers can add chili pepper to it.
Beef soup, the recipe of which contains buckwheat, beans, celery, mushrooms, dumplings, cabbage and barley is not a classic. However, it is also very popular all over the world.
Beef Soup with Barley
For broth: boil half a kilogram of beef with spices: bay leaf, pepper, onion - for one and a half hours. When the meat should be easily separated from the bone, take it out and filter the broth.
Boil half a glass of pearl barley separately, water should be at least one liter so that the grains do not stick together. One grated carrot, chopped onion, tomatoes (1-2 pcs.) And boiled beef are fried in vegetable oil. Tomatoes can be replaced with ketchup or tomato paste. The resulting mixture is lowered into the broth and bring to a boil. In boiling broth add boiled barley and raw, diced potatoes (no more than two potatoes). Tomim soup over low heat. When the potatoes are ready, add spicy greens (dill, parsley).
The most famous of non-classic soups is beef and rice soup. It differs not only in that rice is included in its composition, but also in special spices. For example, thyme, garlic, eggs and parsley root are often added to it. For a beautiful color, this soup is boiled with dried or fresh tomatoes. Rice is cooked separately, and then baked in the oven with butter. Due to this, the soup has a slight milky flavor, which goes well with beef.
Of the famous unusual beef soups should be noted beef soup with vermicelli. He owes his appearance to the Uzbek cuisine and does not contain complex unusual additives. Boil it from potatoes, carrots, onions and beef, and at the end add vermicelli.
Nutritionists recommend moderate use of beef soup, the recipe of which contains roasting and thick broth. Although it is considered dietary meat, you need to limit your intake to 300-500g of soup per day. If you eat more and do not restrict flour products in the diet, then you can significantly add weight. However, when playing sports, beef soup will help build muscle mass, not fat. Such a dish is useful for people who have a lack of fats, vitamins, proteins and various trace elements in the body. It is also recommended to use it for people with reduced appetite. Although a large number of vegetables are included in the soup recipe, the fat content of the dish will still be high, and it is not recommended to include it in a diet for weight loss. If you still really like beef soup and do not want to spoil your figure, then before adding vegetable dressing to beef, drain the broth and use ordinary water. Thus, fatty compounds and cholesterol will remain in the water, and the meat itself will contain only healthy vitamins, proteins and trace elements.