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Vegetable Beef Stew

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A friend of mine gave me this recipe after we enjoyed this soup for lunch. It is chock full of good veggies! If you add the potato, sweet potato and turnip later, you can freeze this rich soup to enjoy on a busy day.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb Beef cubes
  • 1 lb Beef shank
  • 2 cups Frozen string beans
  • Several carrots
  • 2 cups barley
  • 1 cubed potato
  • 1 cubed sweet potato
  • 1 small head of cabbage, cut up
  • 1 turnip, cut up
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes
  • 1/2 can of tomato juice
  • 78 cups water or stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt, to taste
  • oregano, to taste

Instructions

  1. Cut up beef cubes so they are even smaller.
  2. In a large soup pot put beef cubes and shank, onion, bay leaf, oregano, 7-8 cups water or stock, and salt. Cook slowly for 1/2 hour.
  3. Add tomato juice, barley, and can of tomatoes. Cook slowly for 1/2 hour.
  4. Next, add other ingredients and cook until the vegetables are tender.