Homestyle Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups beef broth or 8 cups vegetable broth
3 medium onions, chopped
2 cups chopped celery (about 2 stalks)
2 medium potatoes, diced
1 cup chopped tomato (canned is fine)
3 cups cabbage, coarsely chopped
1 cup canned green beans or 1 cup frozen green beans
2 cups canned corn (more if desired) or 2 cups frozen corn (more if desired)
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground
1 cup water (if needed)

Preparation

Add broth to a large soup pot.
Add onions, celery, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, corn, and carrots.
Bring mixture to a simmer.
Add black pepper.
Simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until potatoes and carrots are tender.
Add water if necessary to thin out soup.
Tastes even better the next day.
For Vegetarian use the vegetable broth.