Beef with Soup Vegetables

Place the beef in a large pot and pour in about 3 liters (about 3 quarts) of water. Add salt, pepper and bay leaf and cook slowly to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 3 hours. Repeatedly skim off the foam formed.

Rinse, peel and cut into cubes the carrots, celery and onions. Cut the leek in half lengthwise, rinse and cut diagonally into strips. Rinse the parsley and shake dry. Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes. After about 2.5 hours of cooking, add in the vegetables and parsley with the beef.