Olga’s Peasant Soup Recipe
If you want a warm and filling meal, this Olga’s Peasant Soup Recipe is perfect. It is rich, simple and packed with vegetables and meat.
Ingredients
For The Soup
- 1 pound beef stew meat cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 carrots sliced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 3 potatoes diced
- 2 cups cabbage chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 6 cups beef broth
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
Optional Garnish
- Sour cream
- Fresh parsley
- Crusty bread
Instructions
Brown the Beef
- Heat oil in a large pot. Add beef cubes and cook until brown on all sides.
Cook The Onion
- Add chopped onion into the pot. Cook until soft and slightly golden.
Add Carrots And Celery
- Add sliced carrots and celery. Stir everything together for two minutes.
Add Garlic
- Mix minced garlic into the vegetables. Cook for thirty seconds until fragrant.
Add Tomato Paste
- Stir tomato paste into the mixture. Cook briefly to develop richer flavor.
Add Liquids
- Pour beef broth and diced tomatoes into the pot. Stir well.
Add Seasonings
- Add salt, pepper, paprika, parsley and bay leaf. Mix everything together.
Add Potatoes
- Put diced potatoes into the soup and stir carefully.
Simmer The Soup
- Cover the pot and simmer gently for forty minutes.
Add Cabbage
- Add chopped cabbage and cook for another fifteen minutes.
Check Seasoning
- Taste the soup and adjust salt or pepper if needed.
Serve Hot
- Remove bay leaf and serve hot with parsley or sour cream.
Notes
- Use chuck roast for softer meat texture.
- Add beans for extra protein.
- Use chicken instead of beef if preferred.
- Cook slowly for deeper flavor.
- Add extra cabbage for thicker soup.
- Use homemade broth for better taste.
- Add smoked paprika for smoky flavor.