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Ingredientes
- 2 – 3 pounds beef short ribs or soup bones and meat
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 carrot, cut into large chunks
- 2 ribs celery – or the tops from a bunch of celery, cut into large chunks
- 1 bouquet Garni
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tbs olive oil
- The soup:
- 16oz (480gr) lean beef – for stew or stir-frying or 2 cups of shredded beef, trimmed, from the stock beef
- 4 carrots
- 2 onions
- 4 ribs celery
- 1 medium rutabaga
- 2 potatoes
- 1/2 of a medium head of cabbage, about 3 cups
- 1/2 cup small pasta or egg noodles
- 8 – 10 cups beef stock
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