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And this time, it’s soup… Soup, because soup weather is coming in like a bat out of hell and you know you want some comfort food that goes with Ritz crackers. So this is something I threw together because I wanted a hot bowl of soup and I did not want canned soup.\u00a0 This was simple to put together and requires ingredients you probably have in your fridge.<\/p>\n
Beef\u00a0 Noodle Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 quarts of beef stock or beef broth (I used the 32-ounce boxed beef stock.)<\/p>\n 1 or 2 bundles of green onions, cut up, including the tails<\/p>\n Radicchio (red cabbage) or green cabbage, shredded, or bok choy, cut up** — If you don’t have cabbage, that’s okay, too.<\/p>\n 3 to 4 stalks of celery, including the leaves, sliced about 1\/2 inch thick<\/p>\n 1 to 2 drained cans of mushrooms, or one to two boxes of fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced up, including the stems<\/p>\n One good handful of long pasta or Chinese noodles or ramen noodles. Cook this ahead.<\/p>\n A good, spicy soy sauce, such as Tamari by San-J\u00a0 (La Choy is too mild for this). Your stores may carry a variety of soy sauces, so try several and pick out what you like best. Using soy sauce instead of salt is a better option if you’re on a salt-restricted regimen.\u00a0 You still want flavor, and there are very peppy soy sauces that are low in salt.<\/p>\n Leftover beef or pork, shredded or cut into strips or thin chunks. You can substitute canned beans for meat, if you need to do so.\u00a0 Ham will not<\/em> work in this recipe.<\/p>\n Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Put the beef stock in the sauce pan. I used my 5 quart pan, but you may need a bigger pot. I did get 5 generous servings out of this, so take that into account.<\/p>\n Add all of the prepped ingredients, including the cooked pasta and beef or pork, and then the soy sauce (about 1\/4 to 3\/8 cup of it), and stir it all well.\u00a0 You can also add chopped fresh garlic, but salt & pepper are not really necessary in this dish.<\/p>\n Partially cover the pot, and let it simmer slowly over a very low flame. Do NOT let it boil over. Occasionally, lift the lid, and sample the cooking broth and the other ingredients.<\/p>\n When you feel like you’re starving to death and the egg rolls and frozen lime sake won’t keep you happy, sample the soup and if it’s ready (or you’re starving), put it in a good deep bowl and enjoy it.<\/p>\n This will keep you good and warm this winter and it’s easy to fix and enjoy.\u00a0 Just keep it in the fridge, covered, and have some crackers with it, and then apple pie & ice cream for dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"