beef vegetable soup

Here is my mom's healthy beef vegetable soup. Its one of my brother's all time favorites.

Ingredients:

2 beef shanks(about 1lb/1/2" diced)

2 C. cabbage (diced)

1 C. carrot (diced)

1  C. Celery (diced)

2-3 C. tomato(diced)

2 C. potato (diced)

2  tomato can(small)

1/2 t. black  pepper

2 t. salt

6 C. water

2 T. all purpose flour

1 T. cooking oil

Directions:

1.  In a pot,put beef in boil water (water level same as beef).  Drain and put aside.

2.  Stir fry flour with cooking oil in medium heat for about 30 seconds than slowly add water till    soup turn creamy.

3.  Add beef continue to cook  for about 15 minutes in medium high heat.

4 Add all vegetables cook until potato are tender.

5  Add salt,black pepper and serve.

PS: Can also add cooked macaroni as a meal.

Makes 8-10 serving