Classic Vegetable Beef Bone Soup from Scratch
February 23, 2025
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- Servings: 8
Ingredients
- (3 lbs) Beef Soup Bones
- (2) Large onions, chopped
- (1) Medium leek, chopped
- (3) Carrots, chopped
- (3) Cloves of garlic, smashed
- (2) Bay leaves
- (1 TBSP) Apple cider vinegar
- A sprinkle of parsley and thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Water
Directions
How to Make a Tasty Beef Soup Bone Recipe
- Preheat your oven: Set your ovento 450 degrees F. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil.
- Place the beef bones on your lined baking tray. Roast them in the oven for 40 minutes, turning them over halfway through.
- Transfer the beef bones: Once cooked, gently place the beef bones into a large stock pot. Pour in any leftover juices from the baking sheet.
- Add half the vegetables: Toss in half of the onions, carrots, leeks, and garlic into your pot. Then, pour just enough water in to cover them.
- Season: Add the bay leaves, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper, and apple cider vinegar.
- Bring to a boil: Heat your broth over medium until it boils, then lower to a simmer. Cover and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Allow to cool: Once cooled, use a strainer to filter the broth while pouring it from one pot to another. You want to ensure there are no solids.
- Add remaining vegetables: Put the remainder of your vegetables in the now-filtered broth and simmer until cooked.
How Long Does Vegetable Beef Bone Soup Take to Cook?
This vegetable beef bone soup takes about five hours in total. First, you’ll need to roast the grass-fed bones in the oven for about 40 minutes to unlock their flavor.
Next, you’ll simmer the bone and vegetable mixture for about 3 hours so the bones release their goodness into the liquid. For maximum flavor, you can even simmer the broth for up to 8 hours on low heat–but three hours is still plenty!
Once your broth is ready, strain it and add more vegetables, simmering for an hour to create a hearty, rich, and nutritious soup.
Which Bone Is Best for Soup?
While you can use any leftover beef bones for this recipe, we recommend using beef knuckles, joints, neck, and other straight bones for the best results. You can also use beef marrow bones. These parts are rich in marrow and flavor, making for an earthy, tasty bone broth recipe packed with collagen and amino acids.
Additional Tips for Making the Best Beef Bone Soup
- Experiment with vegetables: This beef bone soup recipe is super versatile. Once you’ve made the broth, add whatever vegetables you have in your pantry. Don’t be afraid to experiment with spices, either!
- Make it in the slow cooker: You can also make your beef bone broth in the slow cooker for a darker, richer soup. Simply add your roasted bones and half your vegetables into the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 18 hours.
- Try it with coconut milk: If you prefer a creamy soup, add half a can of coconut milk during step 8—halfway through the simmering time.
- Freeze it for later: You can store this soup in the fridge for up to 7 days, and in the freezer for 3-5 months.
- Enjoy it in other recipes: You can use the broth that is the base of this soup in a variety of ways. Try sipping it from a mug to warm up on a cold night, try it on our mouthwatering Salisbury steak recipe, or swap it for regular beef stock in your daily cooking.
- Get the best: Source the best quality bones you can. Grass-fed beef bones are not only more sustainable, but increase the nutrition and flavor of your soup! And you avoid leaching antibiotics, hormones or other nasty chemicals often found in animals raised in confinement.
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