Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients:

3 pounds beef shanks
3 quarts water
1 onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
12 ounces Portuguese sausage
1 small turnip, diced
1 medium potato, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1/3 cup barley
1 small pumpkin, un-pared
1 bunch watercress, chopped
1 small cabbage, sliced
4 tsp salt

Instructions:

Put beef shanks in a large saucepan. Add water, onion and celery; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour. Add sausage, turnip, potato, carrot and barley; simmer 30 more minutes. Cut pumpkin in quarters; remove seeds and cut into smaller pieces. Add to soup with watercress, cabbage and salt. Cook 30 more minutes or until pumpkin is tender. Remove meat and cut into bite-size pieces. Place back into soup. And serve. Ono and hearty! ENJOY!