Maybe whipped cream? That or butter. Not a fan of either personally. Although maybe some kind of cream cheese, would probably go well with the jelly. Not a fan of that either, but it’s a thing.

You’re a mosquito.

Serious Eats has a phenomenal (albeit labor intensive) recipe for beef stew. I’ve made it three times and all three times have been the best stew I’ve ever eaten. And that’s certainly not to toot my own horn, I’ve made mediocre beef soup as you call it, and every other iteration of mediocre stew.