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Roasted Beef & Mushroom Soup

10/15/2010

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A roast by any other name
Thanks to Borders, Kinokuniya, and the Indian news-vendor at Holland Village in Singapore, I was a frequent reader of common American titles such as Real Simple, Bon Appétit and Martha Stewart Living. But little did I know that Ms Stewart has another publication called Everyday Food. It's quite a cute magazine because it is only the size of Reader's Digest, and packed with easily 50 recipes.

In the October 2010 issue, there is an article on roasted soups with five different recipes. But why the need to roast something when it is already meant to be "souped"? Because roasting concentrates the flavours in your meats and vegetables and thus giving your end-product, the soup, a richer, deeper kick.

I adapted this entry from one of them - the roasted beef, mushroom and barley soup - simply because there is no barley in the kitchen, but had some celery and carrots which I wanted to clear. Having them both gave a sweeter taste to the soup while keeping it clear. Also, JL suggested having this as pasta soup. But I am often rebellious and used Chinese noodles instead.
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Make it Asian
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Or have it with toasted olive bread
The verdict? It is a very promising soup for its versatility. You can make it Asian by using Chinese noodles, just boil and drain them separately 5 minutes prior to serving and garnish with sprigs of cilantro. Alternatively you can add some mint leaves and squeeze a slice of lime for a Vietnamese flavour. Or you can keep it "western" by just adding pasta shells to it. Same principle - just take care of the pasta separately.

Ingredients:
1.5 pounds beef steak tips, cut in 1-inch pieces
1 cup baby portabella mushrooms, halved
3 celery stalks, stringed and diced
1 carrot, peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces
1 yellow onion, halved and sliced thinly
1 quart low-sodium chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Mix steak tips, mushrooms, celery, carrot, onion in a baking tray. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Add a glug of olive oil and mix evenly while spreading it out in a layer.  
4. Roast for 30 minutes.
5. Transfer everything into a pot and add the chicken stock.
6. Bring to boil and pressure cook for 10 minutes.

Serves 4-6 happy adults. 4 with just the soup. 6 with pasta or noodles.
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    JL and S grew up in France and Malaysia respectively. They met while living in Singapore, stayed a year in the USA (Cambridge, MA) then the south of France, Malaysia, and are back again in the USA (New York, NY). 

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