Grandma's Vegetable Soup Recipe

• 3-4 beef shanks Or possibly
• 5-6 short ribs
• 1 lg. can tomatoes
• 1 lg. can tomato sauce
• 2 quarts. water or possibly less
• 3 cubed potatoes
• 4 sliced carrots
• 3-4 celery stalks, sliced
• 1 lg. onion, thinly sliced
• Any other vegetable may be added
• 1/2 c. barley
• 1 c. Minute Rice Or possibly
• 2 c. spaghetti or possibly macaroni

1. Brown meat on all sides in 1/4 c. of oil; add in water and onion, salt and pepper to taste; bring to boil.
2. Simmer about 4 hrs.
3. Take meat off bones and back into the kettle with all vegetables and tomatoes and sauce.
4. Bring to boil and then simmer for 2 hrs.
5. Add in barley and one other dry ingredient; boil and simmer 3/4 hour.
6. Additional beef cubes of meat can be added in the beginning for meaty vegetable soup.

beef, short ribs, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, potatoes, carrots, celery stalks, onion, vegetable, barley, macaroni

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/grandma-s-vegetable-soup-54917 (may not work)