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Creole Beef and Okra Soup
A long-simmering soup perfect for rainy days. Combines beef short ribs, okra, tomatoes, and rice in a distinctly Southern recipe.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 151 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef short ribs
- 8 cups cold water
- bouquet garni of 2 bay leaves, parsley, and a large pinch of dried thyme
- 2 medium onions peeled
- 2 carrots halved
- ¼ pound small green beans
- 4 ribs celery chopped
- 14.5 ounces canned, whole tomatoes drained
- ¼ large green bell pepper chopped
- ¾ pound fresh or frozen sliced okra
- ⅓ cup long grain white rice
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 fresh tomato diced (for garnish)
Instructions
- Place the short ribs in a large soup pot or dutch oven. Add the water and bring to a boil. After boiling for several minutes, skim off any scum that rises to the top.
- Add the bouquet garni, onions, and carrots. Cook at a simmer, uncovered, until the meat is tender – approximately 1 1/2 hours.
- Add the beans, celery, tomatoes, and bell pepper. Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
- Remove the meat and set it aside. Discard the bouquet garni, carrots, and onions. Add the okra and rice and continue to simmer until the rice is cooked – approximately 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- When cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Serve soup with some of the meat and a garnish of finely diced fresh tomatoes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
151kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
581mg
(24%)
Potassium
596mg
(17%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
3243IU
(65%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
91mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 581mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 596mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3243IU | 65% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.