Peasant-Style Homemade Vegetable Soup(Serves 8)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. boneless stew meat
• piece of shin bone
• 10 c. cold water
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 peppercorns, cracked
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 2 parsnips, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 4 carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 large onions, quartered
• 3 medium potatoes, unpeeled, quartered and sliced
• 4 small, red, ripe tomatoes, quartered
• 1/4 tsp. tarragon
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 Tbsp. Angostura aromatic bitters

Directions

1. Place meat, shin bone, bay leaf, peppercorns and parsley in kettle of water.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 1 hour or until meat is tender.
4. Remove meat from bone and skim fat from broth.
5. Add vegetables, pepper and tarragon; simmer 30 minutes longer.
6. Return meat to soup; stir in Angostura.
7. Heat 10 minutes and serve.
8. There are 199 calories per serving with 44 milligrams sodium per serving.