This recipe was handed down to me by my Great Grandmother Bessie Hudson. Her life was just like the story “Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Born and raised on a farm in Mannington, West Virginia then she moved into the Ohio Valley where she raised her own family. During that time the men were in the fields, the kitchen table was always set and the women were always cooking the next meal of the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 short ribs (you can also use 1 pound hamburger)
4 potatoes
4 carrots
2 medium onions
1 head cabbage
1 bag mixed vegetables
1 can tomatoes
4 celery
1/2 cup rice
Tomato paste
Water to cover the vegetables (for more flavor use stock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the recipe as I wrote down what my Great Grandmother wanted me to remember about her recipe. As you add ingredients to the pot make sure it is covered with water or stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select a large stock pot. This recipe makes a large batch of soup!

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use short ribs or you can also use hamburger. I was not going to buy a whole rack of ribs on this day so I chose hamburger. If you use short ribs let them simmer for 2 hours, remove the ribs, discard the bones and return the meat back to the pot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the meat to the pot and cover with water/stock (If you are using hamburger meat brown it first) and bring to a boil turn down heat to a simmmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather your veggies and prepare spend time chopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a deep breath and get the celery ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut them into long sticks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dice then add to the pot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get the onions ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After peeling and cutting in half lay it down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut off the top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut through leaving the root end intact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then cut through to dice and add to the pot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel the carrots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut them into long sticks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dice the carrots and add them to the pot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel off the dark leaves to the cabbage and cut this way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut through the opposite direction to chop it up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel and chop the potatoes then add them to the pot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the mixed vegetables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the tomatoes (I like regular or petite diced)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the tomato paste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let it simmer….. Isn’t that a pretty color!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to eat mine with cheese

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This soup is really good! My great Grandmother would also say it sticks to your ribs and is good for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t you just want a bite now!