cold night comfort beef and mushroom soup

Name: Cold Night Comfort Beef and Mushroom Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) beef stew meat (chuck roast), cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil or butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 4 ounce(s) cremini or button mushrooms, sliced (about 1 1/2 cups); 1 celery stalk, diced; 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks or rounds; 2 clove(s) garlic, minced; 2 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour; 2 cup(s) beef broth; 1/2 cup(s) water; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried thyme; 1 pinch(es) ground sage (literally half of ⅛ tsp); 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire sauce; salt and pepper to taste; optional heartier add-ins: 1 medium potato (peeled and diced), or ¼ cup pearl barley or long grain rice – add in the last 35–40 minutes

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Kim Nichols

Akron, OH

Updated on Nov 26, 2025

This is the soup your grandmother would’ve made on a cold day: tender beef, earthy mushrooms, and a velvety, beefy broth with just the faintest whisper of thyme and sage in the background. It tastes like a warm hug — rich, savory, and calming — the kind of thing that makes the whole house smell like home and melts away the day’s stress.

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Pot of Cold-Night Comfort Beef & Mushroom Soup simmering.

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr 45 Min

method Stove Top

yield 3 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound beef stew meat (chuck roast), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
1 medium onion, chopped
4 ounces cremini or button mushrooms, sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 celery stalk, diced
1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks or rounds
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups beef broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 pinch ground sage (literally half of ⅛ tsp)
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
optional heartier add-ins: 1 medium potato (peeled and diced), or ¼ cup pearl barley or long grain rice – add in the last 35–40 minutes

How To Make cold night comfort beef and mushroom soup

Step 1

Heat oil/butter in a medium pot.

Step 2

Season the beef with salt and pepper and brown in one batch.
Step 3

Remove and set aside.
Step 4

In the same pot, sauté onion, mushrooms, carrots, and celery until mushrooms give up their liquid and things start to brown, 6 – 8 minutes.
Step 5

Add garlic and saute for 30 – 60 seconds.
Step 6

Sprinkle in the flour, stir making sure to coat the vegetables and cook 1 minute.
Step 7

Gradually pour in broth and water, scraping up browned bits.
Step 8

Return beef to pot.
Step 9

Add thyme, sage, bay leaf, and Worcestershire sauce.
Step 10

Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover, and simmer 1 1/2 – 2 hours until beef is very tender.
Step 11

If using potato/rice/barley, add in the last 35 – 40 minutes.
Step 12

Remove bay leaf, taste, and adjust salt/pepper.
Step 13

Serve hot. We like homemade bread and butter with it.
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