- 1 Lb cubed chuck roast, or sirloin or lean ground chuck
- Half small onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 ribs celery chopped
- 4 carrots sliced
- 3 small potatoes chopped
- 1 can corn drained
- 1 can sweet peas drained
- 2 cans chopped tomatoes
- 1 can green beans
- Quarter of cabbage chopped
- 1 can green limas or fresh
- Cut fresh okra to your liking
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 8 cups water with 3 bouillon cubes or beef broth even chicken broth with beef bouillon cubes.
Fresh vegetables always work better but canned will work in a pinch. You can always short cut with canned or frozen mixed vegetables but if you know me by now I only shortcut when I have no choice. I hated using canned veggies today.
Instructions
- Brown meat thoroughly in a very small amount of olive or vegetable oil
- Sprinkle liberally with paprika for color and flavor
- Add chopped onion and minced garlic. Saute until lightly browned.
- Add water or broth
- The water will cook down some
- Today I used 71/2 cups water and 1/2 cup chicken broth with beef bouillon
- The condensed beef broths and soups contain so much salt I don't use them much
- Add the rest of the vegetables
- Bring to a boil then turn down to low and simmer 1 to 2 hours. You may keep on low for hours as long as you are home to watch. You can also after boiling put into a crock pot and simmer all day on low or half a day on high.
- Remove Bay Leaf and serve.
Wonderful with crackers, cornbread, or yeast rolls and crisp salad. It is the perfect meal and you can also leave the meat out entirely add vegetable broth or water to make vegetable soup.
Something easy to put together that simmers all day. The house smells so good
you will have free time to do whatever you choose and your meal is done!
Enjoy
