Spicy Vegetable Soup

• 1 lb.meat, ½” cubed
• 1 onion, sliced top to bottom
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 potato, ½” cubes
• 2-4 cups mixed frozen vegetables

Season(with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste) the meat, then dredge it in flour. Brown in frying pan on medium-high heat and then, put into pot with water (medium heat for pot) and cook until tender. Sauté onion and add to pot. Sauté celery and add to pot. Add potato to pot. Season with cayenne, bay leaves, and Italian spice. Cook until potatoes are soft, then add frozen veggies. Add broth if liquid isn't covering the ingredients. Thicken with about 1-2 tbs. of the flour/butter mixture. Serve.