German Style Vegetable Soup

• 3 lb. shortribs or beef cubes
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 6 to 8 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 large head cabbage, chopped
• 1 lb. carrots, sliced
• 8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes
• 1 (48 oz.) can tomato juice

1. Put meat, onions, celery, salt and pepper in large soup pot. Cover with water 1 to 2 inches above contents and cook (covered) over medium heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender. Add water as necessary.
2. Add cabbage and can of tomatoes (cut up tomatoes) and continue to cook for about 1 hour or until cabbage is soft.
3. In separate pots, cook carrots and potatoes until soft (not mushy).
4. Add cooked carrots, potatoes and tomato soup and simmer until hot.

shortribs, onions, stalks celery, salt, pepper, head cabbage, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, tomato juice

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=543315 (may not work)