Old Fashioned Vegetables Soup Recipe

Also an easy base for soups of your own design.

 

You will need:-

3 lb. beef shank cuts, cracked

1 quart water

1 bay leaf

5 peppercorns

1 cup sliced carrot

½ cup chopped celery

1 medium onion, chopped (about ½ cup)

1 can (1 lb) tomatoes

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon marjoram leaves

¼ teaspoon thyme leaves

 

Cover shanks with water; heat to boiling. Add bay leaf and peppercorns. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1¾ hours or until meat on shanks is fork tender.

 

Remove shanks from stock; cut meat from shanks into ½ inch cubes. Let stock cool slightly. Skim fat from surface.

 

Strain stock into large saucepan. Add meat cubes and remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Cover; simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender. 8 Servings (1 cup each).

 

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