Simple Beef Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:
2 pounds top round beef (chopped into small cubes)
1/8 cup canola oil
1 onion (chopped)
5 stalks of celery (chopped)
4 parsnips (peeled and sliced)
5 teaspoons better than bouillon organic beef base
10 cups water
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 tsp whole peppercorns
4 bay leaves
1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)

Directions:
In a large stockpot, add oil and beef and brown beef on medium heat. Stirring frequently, so that beef does not stick to the stockpot. Once beef is browned, pour out most of the juices just leaving a little at the bottom. Now add onions, parsnips and celery and sautee for a couple of minutes with the beef. Then add bay leaves, salt, water, beef base, parsley and peppercorns. Cook for approximately 25 minutes to make sure beef is thoroughly cooked. Take off stove, remove bay leaves, let cool a bit and serve.

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