Marvelous Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 cups water
• 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can green beans (or use frozen)
• 1 cup frozen corn (or use canned)
• 1 small zucchini, sliced (optional)
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 large turnip, peeled and cubed
• 1 cup black-eyed peas (frozen or canned) (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can green peas (or use frozen)
• 1/4 head cabbage, shredded (optional)
• sliced mushrooms (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon seafood cocktail sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper