Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients

• • 1 Lb cubed chuck roast, or sirloin or lean ground chuck

  • Half small onion chopped

  • 1 clove garlic minced

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 3 ribs celery chopped

  • 4 carrots sliced

  • 3 small potatoes chopped

  • 1 can corn drained

  • 1 can sweet peas drained

  • 2 cans chopped tomatoes

  • 1 can green beans

  • Quarter of cabbage chopped

  • 1 can green limas or fresh

  • Cut fresh okra to your liking

  • Salt & Pepper to taste

  • 8 cups water with 3 bouillon cubes or beef broth even chicken broth with beef bouillon cubes.

Instructions

• 1. Brown meat thoroughly in a very small amount of olive or vegetable oil

  2. Sprinkle liberally with paprika for color and flavor

  3. Add chopped onion and minced garlic. Saute until lightly browned.

  4. Add water or broth

  5. The water will cook down some

  6. Today I used 71/2 cups water and 1/2 cup chicken broth with beef bouillon

  7. The condensed beef broths and soups contain so much salt I don't use them much

  8. Add the rest of the vegetables

  9. Bring to a boil then turn down to low and simmer 1 to 2 hours. You may keep on low for hours as long as you are home to watch. You can also after boiling put into a crock pot and simmer all day on low or half a day on high.

  10. Remove Bay Leaf and serve.

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