Beef Vegetable Soup

Beef Vegetable Soup

2 lbs stew beef cut into 1/8" pieces
2 cups potatoes, cut in cubes
4 whole carrots, cut in to 1/8" pieces
1/2 cup chopped garlic
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup of chopped celery
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 large bell pepper cut into medium pieces
1/2 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste4 cups water

Brown meat in skillet with 1/2 tbsp oil along with garlic. Remove from skillet.

Add 1/2 cup of oil and 1/2 cup of flour to make roux; cook until it is a chocolate brown color. Add meat mixture and onions to roux, coat all pieces with roux. Pour mixture into a pot and add 4 cups of water, and mix to dissolve roux.

Boil on medium heat for 1 hour. Add remaining ingredients and cook another half  hour, or until potatoes, carrots and bell pepper are tender. Salt to taste.

Notes: Great with corn bread or French bread.
Number of servings: 4