Vegetable Beef Soup

1 lb. ground beef
¼ c. canola oil
1 can diced tomatoes
1 tsp. crush garlic
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, diced
1 potato, diced
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. jalapeño peppers
½ tsp. black pepper
2 quarts water

• Brown ground beef.
• Combine other ingredients with cooked beef in a soup kettle. Cover kettle and simmer vegetables until almost tender (about 10 minutes).
• Add water and heat quickly.
• Taste for seasoning, and add additional spices as desired.
  
  Sheila Witherington
  This is a basic vegetable beef recipe, but you can add different vegetables, such as green beans, English peas, corn, okra, tomatoes, and beans or peas. Broccoli and cabbage will change the taste significantly.