Ingredients

  • 1 soup bone
  • 1/2 lb. beef cubes, quartered
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 large can tomatoes, cut into small pieces
  • 2 c. chopped celery
  • 1 Tbsp. celery seed
  • 1 peppercorn
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt to taste
  • 1 rolled pie crust (unbaked)
  • 4 diced potatoes
  • 1 can tomato sauce

Method

  • Simmer bone, meat, onion, tomatoes, celery and spices for 2 hours.
  • Add potatoes and tomato sauce and continue simmering until potatoes are done.
  • Cut rolled pie crust into 1-inch strips.
  • Turn soup on high and slowly pinch 1-inch pieces off strips and drop into boiling soup, one by one.
  • (These pieces will turn into dumplings and thicken soup.)
  • When all pieces have been dropped in, stir gently and lower fire.
  • Cook, covered, 20 minutes.
  • When finished, you have a cheap pot of stew perfect for a cold day.