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Samba Beef Vegetable Soup
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 120 Minutes
Ready In: 135 Minutes
Servings: 8
Hearty South American soup pot. Serve with hot, fresh cornbread.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons oil
2 lbs stewing beef, finely diced
1 cup onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 1/4 cups water, divided
2 cups v- 8 juice or 2 cups tomato juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 bay leaf
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
black pepper
4 cups celery, chopped in 2-inch slices
1 cup carrot, sliced
1 teaspoon oregano
1 cup corn (fresh or frozen)
Directions:
1. Brown beef slowly in oil in a soup pot. Remove beef.
2. Sauté onion and garlic until tender, but not browned.
3. Add 2 cups water, V-8 or tomato juice, vinegar, bay leaf, cumin seed, salt and pepper. Return beef to pot; bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour.
5. Remove bay leaf (if you can find it).
6. Add celery, carrots and oregano. Bring back to boil.
7. Cover; reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes.
8. Add corn. Cover; simmer 5 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com