Made-up soup

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
poundsStew meat; (or other beef) cut in 1\" chunks
6cupsCabbage; chopped coarsely
1mediumOnion; coarsely chopped
3Carrot; peeled and sliced
2Stalks celery; chopped
6smallsRed potatoes; quartered
2cansStewed tomatoes; Cajun style
1can(14 oz) beef broth
9cupsWater
2Cloves garlic; diced
1Bay leaf
1teaspoonDried thyme
½teaspoonPaprika
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonTabasco pepper sauce
2tablespoonsLemon juice
tablespoonSugar

Directions

Brown meat in 1 tablespoon of oil. Move to soup pot. Saute celery in same oil. Put in soup pot. Saute onion in same oil. (Add more oil if necessary) Put in soup pot. Add all other ingredients except potatoes to soup pot.

Simmer one hour. Add potatoes. Simmer another ½ hour. Can vary ingredients - more of some, less of other. If you don't have lemon juice, use 1-½ T vinegar. Next time I am making a double recipe - this goes fast, but like all soups, is better the next day.

NOTES : Adapted this from Czechoslovakian Cabbage soup. Was reeeeeal good.

Recipe by: Lou Parris

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Lou Parris <lbparris@...> on Nov 16, 1997