Meat soup with vegetables
4 tablespoons Sitia Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 lb meat (lamb or veal) 2 large onions, sliced into thin rings 2 celery roots, sliced into 3/4 inch rings 2 leeks, sliced into rings 2 medium carrots, cut into cubes 3 - 4 medium potatoes, cut into cubes saltWash the meat and cut into small cubes. Put in a soup pot with water to cover it. Add salt and bring to a slow boil, skimming foam off the top from time to time. Simmer until meat is almost ready.
In another saucepan, heat olive oil, soften onions until they get a little color and add celery, leeks, carrots and finally potatoes, stirring for 10 - 15 minutes. Season with salt and transfer into the pot with meat, add some more water if it is not enough, and continue cooking for another 15 - 20 minutes.