Tender bites of steak in a caramelized onion beef broth with carrots, celery then topped with croutons and cheddar cheese make this Cheesy Steak Soup.
Cheese Steak Soup
It was a rainy kind of morning here so I decided a pot of soup sounded good. I made a beef steak soup where the broth is also the star. I caramelized a couple of onions to start the base for the soup. I didn’t caramelize them as far as I would for a French onion soup but they were getting there. You can see in the picture below the color they were when I added the broth and vegetables to start the soup. Caramelizing the onions this way adds an incredible amount of depth to the broth that you won’t get any other way.
It doesn’t take any longer if you do more onions than you need for this dish and then you can freeze them so you can have this soup anytime you want it in less than 45 minutes. Freeze the extra onions in freezer proof bags in the amount you need for a batch of soup. These onions are also great for dips or roasts, once you start making them you will find all kinds of uses for them. I usually fill up my pan with onions when I make them just because of the time involved to make them.
Another tip for making this soup is to put the piece of steak in the freezer for 30 minutes before you slice it into very thin strips. Because we are using round steak and it is not very tender it has to be paper thin almost to be tender when used this way.
- Soup
- 3/4 lb. round steak
- 2 tablespoons oil - divided use
- 6 cups water or beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Minor's beef broth base
- 2 medium onions
- 2 carrots
- 1 stalk celery
- salt and pepper to taste
- Croutons
- 4 slices texas toast
- 1 clove garlic
- cooking spray
- Topping
- cheddar cheese
- parsley - optional
- Slice the onions into thin slices. Add a tablespoon of the oil to a large pan. Add the onions and cook until golden brown, stirring frequently. It will take about an hour. You can also get it started and put it in the oven at 400 degrees and stir about every 10 minutes and it will be done in less than an hour.
- Make the croutons while the onions are caramelizing. Cut the texas toast into cubes. Put them on a cookie sheet with 1 clove of crushed garlic. Spray lightly with the cooking spray. Mix it all together and spray one more time lightly. Put them in a 400 degree oven until they are lightly browned. Mine took about 15 minutes. Cool.
- Dice the carrots and celery. Add the beef broth or water to the pan with the beef base, carrots and celery. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
- Slice the meat into very thin slices. Add a tablespoon of oil to a frying pan. Quickly fry the steak pieces, add to the soup. Deeglaze the pan with a little bit of water and add to the soup.
- Cook the soup an additional 5 minutes and then serve.
- To serve, top with the croutons and then a little cheddar cheese. Broil on High until the cheese is melted. Top with parsley if using.
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This looks absolutely wonderful on a cold day. Carmelized onions. This is going to be fantastic. I pinned to the food-e-licious group board and to my soup board. I’m visiting from the Daily Blog Boost group.
Thanks Michele! I appreciate the pins. Let me know if you try it. We really liked it here.
This looks amazing. It is making my stomach growl! Pinning!
Thanks Kallee!
Looks awesome! Thanks for linking up with Time For Mom!
Thanks Krystal!
My daughter saw this and said this is the next soup I have to make..Its snowing here in Michigan already so it sounds good to me.
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Hi Karin, it was really good. I’m from Michigan but live in Alabama now. I’ve been seeing pictures of the snow. Still miss it some. You have a great day too!
Mary Ellen- this soup recipe was just what I needed last night! I made it and it went very quickly! No left overs! just popping over from the Butter Cream Bake House Link Party. I have pinned, liked and tweeted, and g+-ed. I would love it if you would drop by my site at http://www.kneadedcreations.com for a short visit! I will look forward to seeing you there! Deb @ Kneaded Creations.
Hi Deb, loved this soup recipe. I almost made it again today and bean soup won out instead.
Oh wow! This recipe looks amazing! Pinned so I can try it for sure :)
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Thanks Shauna for pinning, I appreciate it!
This looks so good, Can’t wait to give it a try! You are being featured this week! Thanks for sharing over at Mommy on Demand, hope you come back tomorrow and link up!
Wow, thank you! I will be sure to be over….
This looks delish! Found you on “Cast Party Wednesday”. I saved this recipe to make later! Thank you for sharing!
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Thanks Jay!
Rich and delicious, thanks for sharing at the Fluster Buster party, have a fantastic week.
Oh my! This looks like something my husband would enjoy immensely! Pinned!
This soup sounds great. Having lots of teenage boys who are meat and potato eaters they would love this soup. I am Pinning it!
Thank you so much for stopping by Saturday Dishes and link up.
Blessings and have a GREAT Weekend!
Diane Roark
This is such a great one for the cool fall weather that will be here very soon. Comforting and substantial enough for dinner.
Mary Ellen, you had me at caramelized onions!! I bet this has amazing flavor!! It looks sooo good. Love the photos! They make me want to dive right in and savor every last drop! I love your tip on making extra caramelized onions and freezing them! Great idea! Thanks so much!!
I figure as long as I am going to spend the time making caramelized onions extras are a good thing.
Wow, this looks AMAZING! I love soups with beef and carrots and those onions just scream flavor!
Thanks Jen, it is pretty full of flavor. we loved it!
This soups like a soup perfect for fall! :) Love how hearty it is!
I love hearty recipes like these! Looks so wonderful, Mary Ellen!!
Thanks Sheena!