Rustic Hot Pot Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g blade steaks, chopped into chunks (can use any kind of stewing steak)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 onions, cut into chunky strips
• 3 bay leaves, torn in half
• 3 teaspoons paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 1/2 liters vegetable stock
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 stalks celery, cut into chunky pieces
• 4 potatoes, cut into chunky pieces
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 tomatoes, de-seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tbs olive oil in a large pot.
• 2 add onions, garlic and bay leaves.
• 3 cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
• 4 add combined paprika, chilli powder and flour- stir continuously for 2 minutes.
• 5 combine vegetable stock with tomato paste and gradually add to pot- bring to the boil.
• 6 add steak to the pot, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 7 add celery, potatoes, carrots and worcestershire sauce- simmer for around 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 add tomatoes and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
• 9 serve with fresh bread.