Beef Soup

Description
This basic, meaty soup is made and packed with real vegetables and infused with herbs, as it keeps a red-hot aroma with the beef.

Ingredients

 * 2 qt. water
 * 1 lb. soup bones or stewing steak
 * ½ lb carrots, cubed
 * ¼ lb turnips, cubed
 * 1 lb pumpkin, cut up
 * ½ lb chayote, cut up
 * 1 lb yellow yam, cut up
 * 1 sprig thyme
 * 2 stalks scallion
 * 1 tablespoon salt

Directions

 * 1) Boil soup bones in 2 qts. water (about 30 minutes in a pressure cooker).
 * 2) Cut up vegetables, yam and chayote and add with seasonings to soup. Dumplings may be added if desired.
 * 3) Once it starts to boil, simmer uncovered until both yam is cooked and soup is of medium consistency. Pour the cooked, meat-based soup into a fresh container and reserve this in the refrigerator.