Description
Pioneer Woman Prime Rib Soup blends rich, tender meat with hearty vegetables in a savory broth. Comforting and luxurious, this soup brings warmth to winter meals and satisfies deep hunger pangs you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 beef ribs (trimmed from a cooked prime rib roast)
- 1 large potato (peeled and cut into 0.75-inch pieces, 0.5 kg)
- 1 package (8 oz / 226 g) fresh mushrooms (sliced)
- 2 cups (473 ml) beef stock
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Gather all ingredients and equipment, ensuring everything is fresh and at optimal temperature.
- Broth Development: Submerge cooked beef ribs in water, bringing to a robust boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Allow meat to tenderize and separate from bones for approximately 2 hours.
- Meat Preparation: Remove ribs from liquid, cool, and carefully trim meat into uniform bite-sized pieces. Simultaneously, reduce broth to concentrate flavors, creating a rich base.
- Fat Removal: Refrigerate condensed broth, allowing fat to solidify and separate. Skim off and discard fat layer to ensure a clean, pure flavor profile.
- Soup Assembly: Combine reduced broth, beef stock, trimmed meat, potatoes, and mushrooms in a large saucepan. Season with salt and ground black pepper to enhance natural flavors.
- Cooking Process: Bring mixture to a vigorous boil, then immediately lower heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and allow ingredients to meld, cooking until potatoes reach perfect tenderness, approximately 20 minutes.
- Finishing Touch: Garnish with freshly chopped chives, adding a vibrant visual element and subtle herbal note just before serving.
Notes
- Maximize Meat Flavor: Slow-cook prime rib in water to extract rich, deep flavors and ensure tender, falling-off-the-bone meat texture.
- Perfect Broth Technique: Reduce liquid by half to concentrate flavors, then refrigerate to easily remove excess fat for a cleaner, more refined soup base.
- Meat Preparation Pro Tip: Cut meat into uniform bite-sized pieces to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the soup.
- Herb Finishing Touch: Sprinkle fresh chives just before serving to add a bright, fresh contrast to the rich, hearty soup base.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg