Recipes Details

Vegetable Soup with Mince

13/11/2017

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp (15 ml) sunflower oil
• 250 g lean beef mince
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) paprika
• 2 tsp (10 ml) ground coriander
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried mixed herbs
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) Worcester sauce
• 2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 carrots, grated
• 3 celery stalks with leaves, roughly chopped
• 4 cups (1 litre) Homemade stock (p XX) or water with 2 tbsp dried mixed herbs
• 8 cups (2 litres) water
• ½ x 500 g packet dried soup mix
• 2 tsp (10 ml) sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) garam masala
• lemon juice and black pepper to taste
• Heat half the oil in a large pot and fry mince until golden brown. Spoon mince out and drain off any excess fat.
• Add rest of the oil and fry onion and garlic in the same pot with paprika, coriander and herbs.
• Add mince and Worcester sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, except the garam masala, lemon juice and pepper. Stir well.
• Simmer, with a lid, over a low heat for about 2 hours or until the soup mix is cooked and the soup is thick. Stir every now and then.
• Add the remaining ingredients and serve warm.

Method

Enjoy left-overs for lunch the next day, or freeze for another meal.