Ingrédients: 4 Short Ribs de boeuf 1 ou 2 bouillons-cubes de boeuf Grains de maïs secs Oignons blonds Carottes Céleri en branches Poivre (en grains) Sel fin Huile d'olive Worcestershire Sauce 2 tomates entières pelées Pommes de terre ou Nouilles fraîches plates, larges, aux oeufs ou sèches

Préparation de la

SOUPE POW WOW

? Soak the dried corn for a couple of hours before cooking to soften it so it will finish cooking when the soup is done.

? Fill pot with fresh cold water and add dried corn and two or three beef bouillon cubes and start to heat water to a boil.

? Trim any large pieces of fat from short ribs and discard. Cut meat into bite size cubes. Save bones. Stew meat can be used as an alternative in this recipe, but short ribs offer superior taste and texture.

? Heat skillet and add olive or canola oil then add diced short ribs and also throw in bones. Add three or four dashes of Worcestershire sauce and fry meat until it browns and is about half done. Just before removing meat from skillet add onions to pan and sauté the onions for a couple minutes to enhance the flavor.

? when meat is browned and onions are complete add to pot of water and bring to boil. Be sure to add the bones to the soup as they make for a rich broth. I purposely leave some meat on the bones because I like to eat the meat directly off the bones.

? at this time add tomatoes. Be careful not to add too many tomatoes as you don't want a soup with a strong tomatoes taste, only a very slight hint of tomatoes taste. When I cook soup for my family of three I only add two of the tomatoes from the can. And don't add the tomato juice from the can.

? Dice celery and carrots and add to the soup pot.

? Salt, and pepper, to taste. I normally go heavy on the pepper. Don't be afraid to add enough salt to soup pot, that way you're not constantly adding salt to your bowl of soup as you are eating.

? Cover pot and lower the temperature to bring soup to a simmer and cook for an hour or two or until the dried corn is tender and meat is done.

? about thirty minutes before soup is finished cooking, peel and quarter potatoes and add to soup pot and cook until potatoes are cooked. You can cook the potatoes or noodles in a separate pot if necessary and add to soup bowls when serving.