Country Pork Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb pork loin, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup carrot, thinly sliced
1 cup diced celery
1 cup cubed peeled potato
1 (8 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 cups hot water
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, cut up
1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves, crushed
1 (10 ounce) package sliced frozen okra (optional)
1 dash hot pepper sauce

Preparation

Add oil to dutch oven and heat over medium heat. When oil is heated, add pork and brown. Add carrots, celery and potatoes. Cook 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients except okra. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring often.
Add okra and cook 15 additional minutes.
Serve with crackers or cornbread.