This is a quick and simple substantial warm soup with just a hint of beets that provides a nutritious filling supper. It can be quickly prepared as a weekday supper when paired with grilled cheese sandwiches. Add sour cream as a garnish.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can whole beets, drained
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 26 ounces beef stock, divided
- 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
- 3 drops hot pepper sauce, or more to taste (Optional)
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Puree tomatoes, beets, tomato paste, and 1/2 cup beef stock together in a blender until smooth.
- Pour tomato mixture into a saucepan with the remaining beef stock. Stir sugar, dill, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper into the tomato mixture.
- Bring the soup to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the flavors meld, about 30 minutes.
- Use vegetable stock in place of beef stock to make this vegetarian.
- Freezes well, but if you halve the recipe, be sure amount of tomatoes is at least twice that of beets. The sugar is essential, otherwise soup will be too bitter.
Reviews
This is good hearty soup. HOwever I tried to sneak it through a chili cook off. People were aghast that I would put anything but beef and tomatoes in chili.
I used a 28 oz can of Unico Pezzettoni in puree no salt added which combines both tomatoes and paste in one can. I roasted the beets ahead of time and didn’t know what to do with them until I found this perfect soup! It was wonderful and so simple to make.
I rated this soup as a 5-star because most people who have tried beets can’t even imagine how good this soup would taste. I followed the recipe as listed; however, I would top off with a little a favorite cheese, and side with some butter crackers. Yummy!
Really good.. the smokiness of the tomatoes, sweetness of beets and the hint of hot sauce..ym