Macedonian Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart fresh okra
2 cups diced celery
1 diced green bell pepper
1 large onion, diced
1/2 cup butter (4 oz)
1 cup diced tomato
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
6 cups boiling water

Preparation

Cut the stems from the okra and slice.
Melt the butter in a pot and saute the okra, celery and bell pepper and onion until soft.
Add the tomatoes,paprika, black pepper and salt and stir well.
Add the boiling water and simmer for about 1 hour, until the vegetables are all tender.
Cooked left over chicken or other meat can be added to this soup.