Hearty Root Vegetable And Beef Soup

Ingredients

• 6 potatoes
• 6 French turnips
• 6 English turnips
• 6 carrots
• 6 celery roots
• 3-4 onions
• bones of a rump of beef or 2 lbs beef
• water
• celery roots, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• herbs (optional)
• toast or fried bread for serving

Method

1. 1 Peel and wash the potatoes, turnips, carrots, and celery roots. Chop them up along with the onions.
2. 2 Place the chopped vegetables and beef bones (or beef) in a pot. Add enough water to cover everything.
3. 3 Stew gently until the vegetables are tender enough to rub through a sieve. Strain the soup.
4. 4 Return the strained soup to the pot. Add chopped celery roots and a bundle of herbs if desired.
5. 5 Season with salt and pepper. Stew gently until the celery is tender, then remove the herbs.
6. 6 Serve the soup hot with toast or fried bread.