navy bean soup with sirloin tips

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 pound sirloin tips, cubed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup red
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can navy beans

Recipe

• in a large stock pot, brown sirloin, celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil until onions are translucent.
• add , bay leaf, tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, red pepper flakes, sugar, potatoes, and hot pepper sauce. bring the mixture to a rapid boil, and then reduce heat. continue to cook for 30 minutes, or until meat is tender. stir occasionally to keep meat from sticking to the pan.
• stir in navy beans, and heat through. serve hot, garnished with parsley and cilantro.