SUFU YA MFUPA KWA NGOMBE (Beef Bones Soup)

INGREDIENTS:

·        1 kl. Beef bones

·        2 pcs potatoes, quartered

·        1 bell pepper, quartered

·        1 carrot, sliced diagonally

·        1 pc onion, quartered

·        ginger ( medium sized )finely crushed

·        1 green tamarind, crushed

·        2 big tomatoes, quartered

·        Salt to taste

PROCEDURES:

·        Boil one  4 cups of water in a pot

·   When the water boil, put the beef bones, ginger, tamarind, tomatoes, and onions

·      When the meat attached to the beef bones becomes tender, add the carrot and potatoes. Do not overcook the carrots and the potatoes, so that it will be crunchy.

·    Then add the salt, and three minutes before you remove the pot from the fire, add the bell peppers.

·        Advisable to serve your soup while it is hot and best pair with your steam rice!

NOTE: Somebody asked if I am using monosodium glutamate (MSG), popularly known as Vetsin in my cooking, my answer is no. As a substitute for MSG, I prefer to use sugar.