A Sure Winner H.J.'S Vegetable Beef Soup

• 1 lb. stewing meat.. cut into bite size
• 1 T. oil
• 1 1/2 large onionsnhopped
• 2 large gloves of garlic.. m inced
• 1-(28 oz.) can of diced or whole tomatoes
• 1/4 can of Campbell's tomato juice
• 1 large carrotnhopped
• 3/4 head of cabbagenhredded
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup of pearl barley
• 2 carrotsn Chopped
• 1 small can of lima beans...rinsed
• 1 small can of corn...rinsed
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1 T. Italian Seasoning
• 3 large bay leaves
• Salt and pepper to your taste
• Water to fill almost the top of the pot.
• 4 oz. Wide noodle

1. Put oil in the pot to brown the meat. Add the meat cut-up into bite size pieces..brown. Add onions and garlic. Saute a little.
2. Add: whole tomatoes or diced - tomato juice and all the rest "Except" the noodles to the pot.
3. Bring to a full boil and turn down heat to simmer all day.
4. Stir often through out the day.
5. 30 minutes before serving cook the noodles separate or add right to the pot. Hj
6. Remove bay leaves. Taste for adjusting salt and pepper.
7. Serve with bread and butter.
8. Optional: can add little yellow squash and zucchini cubed at the last 30 minutes also.
9. If you are in hurry or don't have all the vegetables use 1 to 2 cans of Veg-All in place of most of the vegetables; but the small can of limas and corn is a must along with the onions- cabbage and barley.

stewing meat, oil, onions, garlic, tomatoes, campbells tomato, carrot, cabbage, pearl barley, carrots, basil, italian seasoning, bay leaves, salt, water, noodle

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/a-sure-winner-h-j-s-vegetable-beef-soup-1216780 (may not work)