savory tomato beef soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef stew meat-cubed
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 cups beef stock
• 28 ounces tomatoes, canned and cut up-undrained
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup snipped celery leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram, dried-crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon basil, dried-crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon savory dried-crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme, dried-crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon mace
• several dash hot pepper sauce