Mushroom Free Apple & Sage Pot Roast Soup

Total time2 hr 30 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time2 hr 10 min

5.0

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Mushroom Free Apple & Sage Pot Roast Soup

This hearty, warming soup brings all the comfort of a slow-cooked pot roast into a deeply satisfying bowl, layered with unexpected brightness from Granny Smith apples and a gentle warmth from ginger, turmeric, and Ceylon cinnamon. The beef chuck is seared in batches until deeply browned before simmering low and slow in bone broth, which means the meat becomes fall-apart tender and the broth develops a rich, complex backbone that tastes like it took all day — because it kind of did. Parsnips and sweet potatoes add earthy sweetness and body, while fresh sage stirred in near the end keeps the herbal notes vibrant rather than muddy. The apple cider vinegar is a quiet workhorse here, lifting all those browned bits from the pot and balancing the richness of the beef without announcing itself. Every single ingredient in this recipe is naturally free of fungi, so there's no need to scrutinize labels or swap anything out — it's straightforwardly safe from the start. This is the kind of soup that fills the kitchen with an incredible smell and genuinely gets better the longer it sits, making it a perfect candidate for next-day leftovers.

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Ingredients

6 servings

2 lb beef chuck roast, cut into 1 ½-inch cubes
1 ½ tsp fine sea salt, divided
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
3 stalks celery, sliced ½-inch thick
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
½ tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp ceylon cinnamon
6 cups bone broth
2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into ¾-inch chunks
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ¾-inch chunks
8 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
2 sprigs fresh thyme

For serving

1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1
Pat the beef cubes dry with paper towels and season all over with 1 tsp of the salt.
2
Heat the coconut oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat until shimmering. Working in two batches to avoid crowding, add the beef in a single layer and sear undisturbed for 3–4 minutes per side, until deeply browned on at least two sides. Transfer the seared beef to a plate and set aside.

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