Vegetable Beef Soup - Home Bump Meals

Ingredients

• 1½ tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 500 g (1 lb) stewing beef, cut into roughly 1.75 cm (⅔-inch) cubes
• ½ teaspoon each salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
• 2 celery stalks, sliced into 0.8 cm (⅓-inch) pieces
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 0.5 cm (⅕-inch) thick rounds (halve larger ones)
• 4 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour
• 2½ cups (625 ml) low-sodium beef broth or stock
• 1½ cups (375 ml) dry red wine, Guinness beer, or stout
• 1½ cups (375 ml) water
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced into 1.5 cm (⅔-inch) cubes
• 1 tablespoon (15 g) butter or oil
• 200 g (6 oz) small button mushrooms, quartered or halved if larger