Bill's Vegetable Soup

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Bill's Vegetable Soup

Recipe By : Bill Marksberry
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :3:00
Categories : Beef Main Dish
Soup

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pounds london broil -- cubed
2 stalks celery -- sliced
2 cups water

2 quarts water -- approximately
1 soup bone -- optional
1 tablespoon thyme
salt and pepper -- to taste
1 medium onion -- diced
2 cloves garlic -- chopped
2 cans beef broth
2 tablespoons kitchen bouquet
1 package frozen mixed vegetables -- large
1 can tomatoes -- diced
1 package frozen stew vegetables -- large
4 potatoes -- cut up
1 can corn
1 can green beans
1 cup barley

Brown meat in vegetable oil. Add two cups water and celery. Allow to
simmer about twenty minutes covered.

Add beef broth (the non-condensed kind), soup bone, garlic, onion, and
Kitchen Bouquet. Simmer about one hour covered.

Add barley. Simmer one-half hour.

Add frozen, fresh, canned vegetables, thyme, salt and pepper . Simmer
one-half hour or until vegetables are tender.

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