Vegetable Beef Bone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. beef bone with meat
1 medium onion, sliced thin
3 qt. cold water
3 can canned tomatoes
1 1/2 c. finely chopped celery
2 1/2 c. mixed vegetables, finely chopped (potatoes, turnips, cabbage and parsley)
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper

Preparation

Brown soup meat and bone.
Add onion, salt and pepper and water.
Cover and simmer over low heat until meat is tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Strain off the beef broth.
Add remaining vegetables to the broth and simmer slowly until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour.
Cut cooked meat from bones into small pieces and add to soup.
Serve with crusty bread.
Serves 16.