Vegetable Beef Soup

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb chuck roast or 1 lb stew meat
• 12 cup beef base (see note)
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 (15 ounce) cans green beans, drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans lima beans, drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans corn, drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans green peas, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can carrots, drained
• 8 -10 medium potatoes, diced (unpeeled)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (32 ounce) jar V8 vegetable juice
• 1 (32 ounce) jar tomato juice
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 pinches red pepper flakes
• 2 pinches cayenne pepper
• 1 cup chunky salsa (of your preference)

1. Brown meat in stockpot a few pieces at a time- remove.
2. Mix beef base and water to form paste- add with meat to pot.
3. Combine rest of the ingredients and simmer till tender- about 30 minutes.

vegetable oil, chuck roast, beef base, water, green beans, lima beans, corn, green peas, carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, vegetable juice, tomato juice, salt, garlic, red pepper, cayenne pepper, chunky salsa

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetable-beef-soup-53065 (may not work)