Thread: Beef Short Rib Soup (Paleo/Gluten-Free)

Spare Rib Paleo Soup

Ingredients:

3 pounds of beef short ribs
Olive oil for browning meat
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar and more for flavoring at the end
1 onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes in juice (I forgot this one)
2 stalks of celery, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
1/4 –1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh dill
A small bunch of young kale
1/2 a head of cabbage, shredded

Instructions:
Lightly salt the short ribs. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a stockpot on high heat, and brown the short ribs in batches on all sides. If the pot begins to smoke, turn the heat down to medium.
Remove the browned ribs from the pot.

Add vinegar and stir it around to loosen up any bits on the bottom of the pot. With the heat on medium, add onions and garlic. Brown the onions and garlic then return the meat to the pot and add 10 cups of water, or just enough to cover the ribs. Partially cover and simmer for 2.5 – 3 hours. If needed, add a little extra water to the pot while simmering to keep ribs covered in liquid.
Remove the meat from the pot and cut it off the bone – the meat should be tender and easily pull apart. If there is excess fat or gristle, return what you want to the pot and discard the rest.



Return the meat to the soup pot add canned tomatoes, the celery, carrots, and dill. Simmer 30 minutes more. Chop the cabbage & greens up -- add during the last five minutes of cooking.

Adjust the flavor of the soup with salt and pepper if needed. Drizzle a little apple cider vinegar into the broth to heighten the flavor. The soup will have even richer flavor the day after it is made.