Grandma’s Beef Vegetable Soup

This is one of my grandmother's recipes. Grandma use to put whatever she had in her kitchen into this soup. A big pot of homemade soup was always the favorite dish in my grandmas house. Back then with 9 kids it was always soups and stews.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1 (2 -3 lb)  beef roast or 1 (2 -3 lb)  pork roast
• 3 -4  potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 -5  stalks celery, cubed
• 3 -4  carrots, cut in chunks
• 1⁄2 head cabbage, cored and cut in chunks
• 1  onion, cut in chunks
• 1 (28 ounce) can  of either whole tomatoes or 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
•  salt & pepper

Directions

1. Cover one blade roast and suet with water.
2. Cook until tender.
3. Add a few slices of onion and celery for flavor.
4. Remove the meat.
5. Add all your vegetables in chunks:
6. Cook vegetables until tender.
7. Add one large can of whole tomatoes or diced tomatoes.
8. Then add the meat back into the soup.
9. Cook 8 -10 minutes longer then serve and enjoy.
10. Note: If you want the soup to be thicker, you can use 1 can of Tomato Paste.