Daddy's Vegetable Beef Soup

Daddy's Vegetable Beef Soup

2 lbs lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

2 large cans crushed tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce

1 small can tomato paste

2 or 3 large potatoes, peeled & chopped

1 can cut green beans

1 can carrots (or sliced fresh carrots)

2 cans whole kernal corn

1 cherry pepper

Water

Salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot, cook ground beef, onion and salt and pepper to taste until beef is well browned; drain and return to pot. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, potatoes, canned vegetables (undrained), cherry pepper and as much water as needed to dilute tomato mixture and cover everything completely. Add salt and pepper as needed, bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer on medium-low, adding water as needed to keep all ingredients covered until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Papaw always cut up left over steak or roast and froze it to add to his vegetable beef soup and he would cook the soup for hours, stirring occasionally and adding water as needed. He always doubled or tripled this recipe and froze leftovers for a quick meal later. Daddy never did anything small! This is wonderful served with cornbread or crackers! This can also be put together in a crock pot and left to simmer all day.