elaine’s old fashioned vegetable beef soup

Ingredients For elaine’s old fashioned vegetable beef soup

• 1 (1/2) lb

  ground beef (or ground turkey)
• 1 (1/2) c

  chopped onion
• 1 (1/2) tsp

  chopped garlic, or to taste
• 1 (1/2) c

  raw potato diced (or ¼ c. barley, softened in 1 c. water for 8 hours) (or ¼ c. rice, millet, rye or faroe)
• 1 (1/2) c

  sliced carrot
• 1 (1/2) c

  sliced celery
• 1/2 (1/4) lb

  green beans cut diagonally or 2 c. frozen cut beans
• 1 (14 oz) can

  28 oz diced tomatoes or 2 lbs. fresh or frozen tomatoes, diced
• 1 (1/2) c

  canned drained beans kidney, black, or black eyed peas - optional
• 9 (4 1/2) c

  beef bouillon or stock or a combination of stock and water.
• 2 (1) tsp

  salt
• 1/4 (1/8) tsp

  thyme, dried
• 1/4 (1/8) tsp

  basil, dried
• 1 (1/2)

  bay leaf
• 1/4 (1/8) tsp

  ground pepper
• 5 (3) dash

  red pepper sauce (optional)
• 1 (1/2) can

  7 oz whole kernel corn, undrained (or ½ cup of frozen corn)
• 1 (1/2) c

  frozen peas