Chief's Pepper-Steak Soup
Philly Sandwich. I can taste the onions, beef, cheese, and peppers. Each flavor crosses my tongue, sending signals to my brain. And I say, Wow, I am in culinary heaven."
We're going to get the similar results from this soup, using good beef, and chunks of cheese.
My youngest daughter made this recipe and called to tell me about it. As she made it, she said, she thought I'd botched the recipe. She tasted it every so often, and found it very bland. However, she followed through to the end. When she added the beef, and cheese, the soup became well seasoned, and delicious. That's what she said. It made me smile.
Let's get started. I'm hungry, and I'm commin' to your place when its done (wish I could, but there are too many of you and only one of me).
Ingredients:
1 lb. Sirloin or other lean roast
2 White Onions, peeled and cut into eight wedges
1 green Bell Pepper seeded and cut into 1/4" strips
1 bright-orange Bell Pepper seeded and cut into 1/4" strips
2 tbs. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 oz. Havarti sliced cheese
Salt
Black Pepper
Meat Tenderizer
Moisten the roast surface and sprinkle liberally with the meat tenderizer. Stab with a fork, or with a meat tenderizer all over.
Pour the olive oil into a 4 quart soup pan and heat until fragrant. Add the meat and cook for 5 minutes per side. Then, place a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the meat. Add 1 cup of water, cover, and simmer, checking the thermometer every ten minutes until it reads 135' F.
When you have reached 135" F., remove it from the liquid. Add the remaining ingredients to the soup, except for the cheese, and cook until tender. After letting the roast rest for about 20 minutes, bias slice across the grain into paper thin slices. Cut the slices into 1" strips.
When the onions are tender, ladle the soup into bowls. Add three or four strips of meat, and 1/2 slice of cheese to each bowl and serve with a crusty loaf of garlic bread, and your favorite beverage. Might I suggest flan, panacotta, or Crème Brule for desert?
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North