Viennese Beef Soup Recipe
Updated: Dec 28, 2020
"The classic Viennese beef soup is the unchallenged favorite at the table and it's
actually called national soup in Austria. Variety is guaranteed: Due to the wide range of garnishes the beef soup always tastes different. Enjoy this Viennese delicacy!"
Ingredients for Viennese Beef Soup:
for 4-6 persons:
- 1 lb - 450 g beef for boiling (first-cut flank, brisket or chuck)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, sliced.
- 1 celery stalk
- bones
- 3 egg whites
- some chives
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
For garnish:
- Viennese soup garnishes such as semolina dumplings, liver dumplings, noodles, crêpe slivers
How to make Viennese Beef Soup :
Cut the meat into cubes and place in 2 qt - 2l of cold water.
Fry the onion without fat in a skillet until golden brown.
Wash the bones in cold water and add them to the meat together with the vegetables and onions.
Bring to the boil and let simmer for about 2 hours. Let the soup cool and skim off the fat.
Whisk the egg whites with 250 ml (0,4 pt) of cold water, and stir slowly into the soup.
Simmer until it becomes transparent.
Drain through a dish towel, and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve as a transparent soup with sprinkled chives.
Enjoy!
You can garnish with one of the many Viennese soup garnishes.