Liberian Beef Internal Soup with Tomatoes and Black Pepper

Ingredients

• 1 lb stew beef , cut into 0.5 inch dice
• 0.5 lb (227 g) tripe , cut into small pieces (optional)
• 1 6 oz (170 g) can tomato paste
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp coarse red pepper
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 0.5 lb fresh tomatoes , cut into 0.5 inch squares
• 1 qt (946 ml) water