Perfect Hearty Beef and Cabbage Soup Recipe for Cozy Evenings - That's My Home

Ingredients

• 2.5 pounds (1.13 kilograms) roast beef, preferably with marbleized fat, cut into 2-3 inch chunks
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 medium cabbage (about 10 cups), chopped
• 2 leeks (light green and white parts only, about 2 cups), chopped
• 2 stalks celery (about 1 cup), chopped
• 4 carrots (about 3 cups), chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 3 bay leaves
• 5-6 cups mixture of water and lower-sodium beef broth (half water, half packaged broth)
• 7-8 cups lower-sodium beef broth, including the reserved broth
• 15 ounces (425 grams) tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste