Iron Tender Restaurant Steak Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb sirloin steak
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped fresh tomato
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon kitchen bouquet

Recipe

• 1 cut steak into cubes. brown in skillet.
• 2 add ground beef and cook till brown.
• 3 saute vegetables and seasonings; then add to brown meat.
• 4 in spearate pan heat oil, add flour and stir until very brown (but not burned).
• 5 pour half the broth into the flour and stir until smooth.
• 6 pour remining bouillon over meat; bring to a gentle boil.
• 7 combine all ingredients.
• 8 cover and reduce heat.
• 9 simmer 2 hours.
• 10 notes: i usually use canned tomatoes (don't drain) and it works just fine.
• 11 also, for step 2, you're really making gravy so whatever tips you know to make it smooth and not lumpy will help here.
• 12 i use wondra flour and add it just a little bit at a time, whisking it as i go.
• 13 also, i add in a little bit of "jugo magi" a mexican liquid seasoning instead of kitchen bouquet.