Beef Soup with Noodles

Here is a great one bowl dinner, perfect for those cold nights.

3 short ribs (apprx one and a half pounds)
1 pound stew beef peices
freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs olive oil
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4 in dice
3 large celery ribs, sliced and chopped into small peices
2 cloves garlic minced
pinch of dried basil
5 tsps beef boullion powder
6 1/2 cups chicken stock
spaghetti already cooked

Heat oil in large soup pot over medium high heat. Add ribs and stew beef peices, searing until brown on both sides. Remove the meat from the pot. Into the same pot, add the onion and celery. Place over a mdium heat and saute for 1 minute. Add in the garlic and basil. Saute for 2 minutes. Return meat to the pot. Add beef powder and stock, stirring well to mix everything. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours. Cut the meat off the bones from the short ribs and rerturn to the pot. Mix noodles into soup right before serving.

Yeild: 6-8 servings