Vegetable Beef Stew and Buttermilk Biscuits

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This is one of my favorite winter recipes. Hearty, delicious, and comforting.

Vegetable Beef Soup:

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2  pounds boneless beef chuck roast, cubed, or beef stew meat

1  tablespoon cooking oil

4  14 ounce can beef broth

1  teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2  bay leaves

2  cups chopped, peeled tomato (2 large) or one 14 12-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained

1  10 ounce package frozen whole kernel corn

1 1/2  cups cubed, peeled potatoes (2 medium)

1  cup frozen cut green beans

1  cup sliced carrot (2 medium)

1  cup sliced celery (2 stalks)

1/2  cup chopped onion (1 medium) 

DIRECTIONS

In a 6- to 8-quart Dutch oven brown meat, half at a time, in hot oil; drain fat. Return all meat to Dutch oven. Stir in beef broth, oregano, marjoram, pepper, and bay leaves. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Discard bay leaves. If necessary, skim fat .

Stir in tomato, corn, potato, green beans, carrot, celery, and onion. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 25 minutes more or until vegetables are tender.

Makes 8 servings (13 cups)

Buttermilk Biscuits:

INGREDIENTS 

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 

2 1/2 tsp baking powder 

2 tsp granulated sugar 

1/2 tsp baking soda 

1/2 tsp salt 

1/2 cup cold butter, cubed 

1 cup shredded extra-old Cheddar cheese 

3 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives 

1 cup buttermilk

DIRECTIONSIn bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With fork, stir in cheese and chives; stir in buttermilk to form soft dough. 

On lightly floured surface, gently knead dough 10 times. Pat into 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick round. Using 2 1/2 inch floured round cutter and pressing scraps together, cut out 12 rounds. 

Bake on parchment paper–lined baking sheet in centre of 425°F oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.  

You can put just about anything in these biscuits, it doesn't have to be cheese and chives. Dried herbs work nice as well.