Adjust all ingredients and quantities to suit. Update:<\/strong> 1 tsp of cumin, used mild fire roasted tomatoes and regular diced tomatoes. Excellent!<\/p>\n In a 4 qt or larger soup pot, over medium heat, heat 1 TBS of olive oil<\/strong> until hot.<\/p>\n Add the onion<\/strong> and celery<\/strong> and saut\u00e9 to soften, but don\u2019t brown. Add garlic<\/strong> and stir for 20 seconds. Add ground beef<\/strong> and cook until browned and mostly cooked through.<\/p>\n Add 1 quart of beef stock,<\/strong> 1 tsp cumin,<\/strong> 1 tsp chili powder<\/strong> and 1 tsp oregano<\/strong> and mix in.<\/p>\n Add diced potatoes<\/strong> and bring to a boil. Cook for about 10 minutes until nearly done.<\/p>\n Add tomatoes, corn, green beans, pearl onions.<\/strong> Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes or until potatoes are done.\u00a0 Add peas<\/strong>, mix. Season to taste and serve.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yield: 4 Scott Nowell Adjust all ingredients and quantities to suit. Note: Gayle thinks I put too much cumin. I couldn’t tell. Now reduced to 1 tsp. I inadvertently left out all of the tomatoes. I guess they really are optional. Update: 1 tsp of cumin, used mild fire roasted tomatoes and regular diced tomatoes. Excellent! 1TBS olive oil 1medium onion diced 2stalks celery diced 1lb ground beef 3cloves garlic minced 1quart beef stock or broth 1tsp cumin 1tsp chili…<\/p>\n
\nNote:<\/strong> Gayle thinks I put too much cumin. I couldn’t tell. Now reduced to 1 tsp. I inadvertently left out all of the tomatoes. I guess they really are optional.<\/p>\n\n