Vegetable Beef Soup | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, diced
• 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 2 pounds lean beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 cups diced tomato
• 8 cups beef broth, in all, boxed or home made
• 1 soup bone (optional)
• 2 cups tomato juice or spicy V-8 juice
• salt*, to taste
• shelled butter beans
• shelled peas
• sliced okra
• green beans (bite sized pieces)
• corn kernels
• diced squash (yellow and/or pattypan)
• sliced mushrooms