Beef and Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 lb cubed lean beef stew meat
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 8 cups beef broth (canned, tetra pack or bouillons added to water)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 1/2 cups noodles of your choice
• salt and pepper to taste
• *Optional, garnish with fresh herbs.
• Serves 4

Directions

1. Using a soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
2. Add the beef and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the meat has browned on all sides. Add the onion and celery and cook another 3 minutes.
3. Pour in the beef broth.
4. Add the parsley, ground black pepper, and carrots.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Do a taste test and adjust seasonings to suit your taste.
6. Add the noodles, turn heat up and bring the soup to a boil.
7. Boil for one minute, then turn back down to simmer for 10 minutes. Shut off and cover.
8. Let sit for about 15 minutes or until the noodles have cooked through.