Kansas City Steak Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 c. flour
4 c. water
2 c. cubed flank steak
1 c. onion, diced
1 c. carrot, diced
1 c. celery, chopped
1 small bag frozen mixed vegetables
1 Tbsp. Accent
2 Tbsp. beef base, flavored with spices
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. salt
1 can cut up whole tomatoes and juice

Preparation

Melt butter in a 4-quart pan.
Add flour; stir until smooth. Add 2 cups water and stir.
Saute steak in pan; add to mixture. Preboil onion, carrot and celery in remaining 2 cups water; add to soup.
Add all other ingredients to soup.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Makes 12 servings. Steak soup is considered \"the\" soup in Kansas City!