Grandmas Veggie Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 lamb shanks or other lamb bones
• 1 swede chopped
• 1 turnip chopped
• 1 parsnip chopped
• 2 celery sticks chopped
• 2 large carrots chopped
• 250 gms McKenzies soup mix ( for GF you will have to make your own mix)
• 1 bay leaf
• Stock to cover
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a large pot and cover with stock until it is up to your thumb joint over all ingredients.
2. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer.
3. Remove scum from the top and cook until the meat is falling of the bone (about 4-6 hours.
4. Remove shanks and shred meat with knife and fork.
5. Place all back into the pot, including the bones.
6. Cook until soup thickens, usually another 1-2 hours.
7. Remove bones and season with Salt and Pepper.
8. Serve with crusty bread.
9. You can freeze the soup or cook in slow cooker on low for 8-10 hours.