GREEN CHILI BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Dust the meat in the flour and brown it in 1 1/2 Tablespoons of the oil in a soup kettle.
• Add the chicken broth, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally to loosen the browned flour/meat and to prevent the meat from sticking to bottom.
• Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoon of oil to a skillet and brown the carrot, celery, onion, green chilies, garlic and oregano.
• When the meat mixture is tender, add the browned vegetables, potatoes and tomatoes to the soup kettle.
• Add the beef broth to the skillet and bring to a boil, stirring to pick up any browned vegetable bits; add to the soup kettle.
• Bring soup kettle to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 to 30 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• My family enjoys this with corn muffins or tortilla chips.