Autumn Soup
Mom's Autumn Soup

Mom's Autumn Soup

Oct 1, 2024

This week as the evenings are cooling down and giving us nice crisp mornings on the farm I'm remembering the Autumn Soup my mom always used to make when I was a kid. It was a sure fire sign that fall had arrived. As soon as the air started getting a little cooler around early October, I'd come home from school and walk in the back door to the sound of mom's piano and the smell of Autumn Soup that would permeate the whole house. Isn't it crazy how a smell can evoke such vivid memories?

The other day, I asked mom if she would send me the recipe to share. She got it from her mom too :) It's nothing fancy but sometimes the best ones don't need to be.

Pictured above is my Grandma in the kitchen of the house in Liberal, KS that backed up to their wheat fields north of town. Even though I didn't grow up on the farm, that's where I spent my summers, playing in the wheat fields, hitching rides occasionally on the tractors as they would pass me by and checking cows in the evening with my uncle. My momma is at the far right with my aunt and little uncle. Had to share!

I hope you enjoy it!

P.S. you can sub in our Beef Stew Meat to make it a heartier stew, just be sure to extend the cook time quite a bit to make sure the meat gets tender)

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. Ground Beef or Caveman Blend
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 4 cups hot water
  • 1 1/2 cup cut-up celery
  • 1 1/2 cup cut-up potatoes
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 bay leaf, whole
  • 2 Pinches of basil
  • 4-6 whole fresh tomatoes, stems removed

Instructions:

  1. Brown beef slowly in a pan until it's all brown
  2. Add onions and cook 5 minutes more.
  3. Add remaining ingredients, except tomatoes, and mix thoroughly, loosening the brown crustiness from the bottom of the pot.
  4. Bring to a boil; cover, then simmer for 20 minutes. (3-4 hours if using Stew Meat)
  5. Add tomatoes and, if necessary, more water; simmer for 10 minutes longer.

Serves: 4 generous servings.

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