Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 2 tablespoons diced red onions
  • 1/3 cup diced green pepper
  • 1/3 cup diced fresh celery
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 42 cups water
  • 3 beef bouillon cubes (to taste)
  • 4 cups half-and-half
  • 1 cup cooked potato, pieces (microwaved or baked)
  • black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • 5 ounces cooked rib eye steaks, cut up (baked or fried)
  • 1 tablespoon cold water
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Method

  • Melt butter or margarine in a small stockpot or Dutch oven set over.
  • medium-high heat. When butter foams, add onions, green pepper and
  • celery.
  • Stir to coat. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until vegetables begin to soften
  • and.
  • brown. Add flour, and cook 2 to 3 minutes more, stirring often.
  • When flour smells "nutty" and is browned, add water. Cover, and bring
  • to a.
  • boil. Add bouillon cubes. Stir until blended.
  • Add half-and-half, potatoes, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Simmer 15
  • to.
  • 20 minutes. Add steak chunks; simmer 10 minutes. Mix cold water with.
  • cornstarch. Add to soup; cook to thicken. Mixture will be almost thick.
  • enough to eat with a fork, and salty from the bouillon cubes. (Do not
  • add.
  • extra salt.).