Beef Soup

Celery root and nutmeg give this traditional soup its distinctive flavour.

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 60 minutes Cook Time: 75 minutes
Total Time: 135 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 litres filtered or spring water
• 2 pounds of meaty beef marrow bones
• 1 medium sized onion
• 2-3 cloves
• 1 stalk of celery cut in halve
• 1/2 celery root, peeled and cubed
• 1 leek, largely chopped
• 2-3 carrots, largely chopped
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• nutmeg to taste
• 1 tablespoon salt

Things You'll Need

• Large Stockpot
• Cheese Cloth
• Twine

Directions

1. Put the beef marrow bones in stockpot and cover with water
2. Place the next 7 ingredients into a cheese cloth
3. Tie up cheese cloth with twine and place in stockpot
4. Bring to boil, and partially cover with lid and simmer for an hour
5. When the meat is cooked, place meat in bowl
6. Remove the meat from the bones and cube
7. Remove the cheesecloth from the broth, discarding all but the carrots
8. Cut carrots into small pieces and add to the broth with the cubed meat