Learn how to make hot, hearty, homemade beef vegetable soup, a perfect meal for a cold day. Free videos include information on ingredients, preparation, and cooking tips.
Discover what final herbs and seasonings to add to the vegetable beef soup in this free video.
Prepare and chop parsley for vegetable beef soup; learn tips on when to add parsley to soup in the cooking process in this free video.
Information on preparing onions for the vegetable beef soup; learn dicing techniques in this free video.
Watch the expert chef explain how to trim fat from the meat before preparing the vegetable beef soup stock in this free vide cooking class.
Watch an expert chef explain tricks for thickening soup in this free video.
Learn basic techniques for mincing garlic to add to vegetable beef soup in this free cooking video.
Prepare and cut broccoli for vegetable beef soup. Learn when to add broccoli to soup during the cooking process so it retains its color and freshness in this free video.
Tips for preparing carrots to add to the vegetable beef soup; learn how to chopping techniques in this free video.
How to prepare and slice celery for vegetable beef soup; learn about the nutritional value of parts of the celery stalk in this free video.
Watch an expert chef make soup stock; learn about ingredients and measurements for preparing soup stock in this free video clip.
Tips on how to clean, slice and cook mushrooms. Learn when to add the mushrooms to the vegetable beef soup in this free video.
Techniques for choosing and preparing potatoes for vegetable beef soup; learn how to chop potatoes in this free video.
Techniques for removing meat from the bone; learn how to chop the meat into the right size pieces to add back to the soup in this free cooking video.
Finish soup and sample for proper seasoning. Learn what seasonings to add for additional flavor in this free video.
Tips for selecting the most flavorful tomatoes for vegetable beef soup; learn how to slice roma tomatoes in this free video.
Summary: Nothing satisfies like a bowl of hot homemade soup on a cold, dreary day. Food has the special ability to give us more than just nutrition; sometimes it can make us feel loved, feel like the world is just a little bit better than it was two minutes ago. Homemade cuisine is especially welcome in a society that does everything on the go, including eating. Getting back into the kitchen can be a welcome reminder of what fresh, hot meals taste like, and that a home-cooked meal will beat fast food any day of the week.
In this free cooking video series, learn how to make a bowl of hearty, healthy vegetable beef soup. Our expert will guide you through this recipe step-by-step, including having the right ingredients, preparing the beef stock, adding the vegetables, herbs, and seasonings, and an extra tip for thickening up your soup without using fillers like flour or cornstarch. Enjoy!
This series is an Equilibrio Films production.
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Expert: Helen McMahon has a Bachelor's degree in nutrition from Syracuse University in NY. She has taught nutrition and cooking classes in the New Jersey school system. Currently she provides baked goods for The Lantern Theater, a local Philadelphia theater company.