Evangeline Parish Corn Beef Soup Recipes

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Pulse the onion, celery and carrots in a food processor until they are pea-size pieces.
• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion, celery and carrots and the allspice and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes to the food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer the tomatoes to the pot and add the beef broth, cabbage, potatoes, barley and 4 cups water; cover and bring to a boil. Uncover, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the potatoes and barley are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the corned beef and season with salt and pepper.

EVANGELINE PARISH CORN & BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine broth, water, corn, oregano, bay leaf, thyme, tomato paste, salt, cayenne pepper and green bell pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine olive oil, onion, and garlic; saute on low heat for 10 minutes or until onion is transparent and garlic is golden but not brown.
• Add the ground beef and cook with onion-garlic mixture on medium heat until beef is well-browned, stirring frequently.
• Add beef-onion mixture to broth-water mixture.
• Simmer on low for another 20 minutes.
• Taste for saltiness; add a little more water if necessary.
• Leftover soup thickens slightly overnight (and tastes great the next day).
• Thin with a little more water if you wish.