Subj : Quick 4 To : ALL From : JIM WELLER Date : Mon Sep 05 2022 17:50:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Quick Beef Soup Categories: Soups, Groundmeat, Pasta, Beef, Corn Yield: 6 Servings 1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef 1 c Chopped onion 2 Cloves garlic; chopped fine 28 oz Can tomatoes; undrained 6 c Water 6 Beef bouillon cubes 1/4 ts Pepper 1/2 c Uncooked orzo 1 1/2 c Mixed vegetables; frozen peas, carrots and corn blend French bread Cook beef, onion and garlic in a large saucepan over medium high heat until the beef is brow, stirring to separate meat; drain fat. Puree the tomatoes with juice in a covered blender or food processor. Add tomatoes, water bouillon cubes and pepper to the meat mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes. Add orzo and vegetables. simmer for 15 minutes more. Serve with french bread. From: The Treasury of Creative Cooking Shared by: Robert Rostrup MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Quick Bistro-Style Steak Categories: Beef, Steak, Wine, Easy Yield: 4 Servings 4 x 6 oz Striploin steaks 1/2 ts Coarse ground black pepper 2 ts Olive oil 2 ts Butter Salt 1/4 c Finely chopped shallots 1 lg Clove garlic, finely chopped 1/4 ts Herbes de Provence 1/3 c Red wine or additional stock 1/2 c Beef stock 1 tb Dijon mustard 2 tb Chopped parsley Remove steaks from refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking. Season with pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet over medium heat until hot; add oil and butter. Increase heat to high; brown steaks about 1 minute on each side. Reduce heat to medium; cook to desired degree of doneness. Transfer to a heated serving platter; season with salt and keep warm. Add shallots, garlic and herbes to skillet; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in red wine; cook, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan, until liquid has almost evaporated. Stir in stock, mustard and parsley; season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until slightly reduced. Spoon sauce over steaks. Serve immediately. Source: Fast & Easy Cooking Oct. 25/99 From: Cindy Hartlin MMMMM Cheers Jim .... Things you won't hear from rednecks: Trim the fat off that steak. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5 * Origin: Fidonet Since 1991 www.doccyber.org bbs.docsplace.org (1:135/392) .