Spicy Vegetable Soup

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A soup that hits the spot no matter what time of year. You can add as many types of vegetable as you like. Cooking the raw vegetables with the oil and spices before you add any type of broth intensifies the flavor of the soup. Store bought broth works fine. Need to consider salt content when using store bought broth.

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Steps

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Begin first by dicing raw vegetables into required amounts making sure they are pretty much the same size.

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In a large stock pot saute onion in vegetable oil.

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Add carrots , potatoes , celery , spinach and all the spices cook until tender.

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Add diced petite tomatoes and ro-tel tomatoes with green chilies ,.

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Corn , green beans , bay leaves and stock.

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Add water if needed.

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Bring to a boil and then simmer for two to three hours.

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The last hour simmer with a lid on stock pot.

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Ingredients

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vegetable oil, diced onion, potatoes, carrots, celery, green beans, frozen corn, fresh spinach, diced tomatoes, ro-tel diced tomatoes with peppers, chili powder, garlic salt, black pepper, salt, bay leaves, chicken stock