🌾 Agape Love Daily Chuckwagon Recipe – February 9🍲 Hearty Beef, Potato & Onion Camp Soup

🍲 Hearty Beef, Potato & Onion Camp Soup

A simple, no-frills winter soup — rich broth, tender beef, and comforting potatoes.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 45–50 minutes

This is the kind of soup that quietly simmers while the day unfolds — dependable, filling, and deeply comforting.

🥩 Ingredients

• 1 lb beef stew meat or chuck roast, cubed

• 2 tbsp butter or bacon grease

• 1 large onion, sliced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 4 medium potatoes, diced

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 4½ cups beef broth

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt to taste

• Optional: bay leaf

🍳 Instructions

1. Brown the BeefHeat butter or bacon grease in a Dutch oven. Brown beef lightly on all sides.

2. Build the BaseAdd onion and garlic; cook until onions soften and turn fragrant.

3. Add Vegetables & BrothStir in potatoes, carrots, celery, broth, thyme, pepper, and bay leaf.

4. SimmerBring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer 35–40 minutes, until beef and vegetables are tender.

5. ServeRemove bay leaf. Ladle into bowls and serve with biscuits or crusty bread.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Potato-based soups were weekday favorites — affordable, filling, and perfect for stretching a small amount of meat.