Peasant-Style Homemade Vegetable Soup(Serves 8) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. boneless stew meat
piece of shin bone
10 c. cold water
1 bay leaf
4 peppercorns, cracked
3 sprigs parsley
2 parsnips, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
4 carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 large onions, quartered
3 medium potatoes, unpeeled, quartered and sliced
4 small, red, ripe tomatoes, quartered
1/4 tsp. tarragon
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. Angostura aromatic bitters

Preparation

Place meat, shin bone, bay leaf, peppercorns and parsley in kettle of water.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to simmer and cook 1 hour or until meat is tender.
Remove meat from bone and skim fat from broth.
Add vegetables, pepper and tarragon; simmer 30 minutes longer.
Return meat to soup; stir in Angostura.
Heat 10 minutes and serve.
There are 199 calories per serving with 44 milligrams sodium per serving.