Grand mom's Vegetable Soup

By emp1438

From Mom

Ingredients

• 2 lb. soup bones (marrow with beef on bones)
• 1 chopped onion
• barley (optional)
• 1-2 carrots (loosely chopped)
• 1-2 stalks celery (loosely chopped)
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper
• 1 bag mixed frozen vegetables
• 3-5 fresh tomatoes
• 2 small cans tomato sauce or 1 15oz can

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse soup bones and place in large pot and cover with water. Let boil. When pot starts to boil, add onion, bay leaf, carrots, celery, barely. Reduce heat and let simmer on medium heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Remove from heat and let cool. Refrigerate to skim off fat.
Remove bones and remove marrow and beef. Chop beef and place aside. Place pot on stove and heat over medium heat. Add frozen vegetables, tomatoes, sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Turn up heat and cook vegetables for about 20 minutes. Add meat and turn off.