Beef with Bacon and Beet Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. beef chuck tender
• 5-6 beets in a bunch with leaves
• 1 lg. carrot
• 1 parsnip
• 3 stalks celery
• 2-3 lg. potatoes
• 1 lg. onion
• 5 cloves garlic
• 4 tbsp. olive oil
• 5 slices bacon
• 1 lg. can beef broth (48oz.)

Directions:

1. To start with you'll need a large pot with cover and a large fry pan.
2. Peel and dice all the vegetables.
3. Put the olive oil in the pot and heat. Then stir in the diced beets, carrot, parsnip, celery, onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes, remove from heat.
4. Slice bacon into small 1/4 - 1/2 inch wide pieces, put in fry pan allowing to cook but not quite getting crisp, drain and add to vegetables.
5. Cut beef into 1 inch cubes brown well in the bacon fat. Then fill frying pan with water to cover beef; boil beef until tender, about 25 minutes.
6. Drain beef. Add beef, potatoes and broth to the vegetables. Wash and De-stem beet leaves and chop the beet leaves, add to pot.
7. Cook until vegetables are tender. Serves 8, enjoy!