MINCE STEW - VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY

Here's an old fashioned stew which is brilliant in winter when the cold winds blow and the kids come home hungry from school. 
  You can make the stew a vegetarian one, I've often used vegetarian mince and it works just fine.
  It's also great for a large family, cheap to make and really filling. Result!

Allergy alert: If you are allergic to any of the ingredients, don't use this recipe

STEW
Ingredients:
Packet of lean mince - vegetarian if you wish
2 tablespoons oil
Potatoes - amount according to your choice
One onion
One or two tomatoes
Water
Salt and pepper to taste
Tin of mixed vegetables or freshly chopped vegetables
Packet of vegetable soup

Method:
Dice your onion and fry in the oil. 
Then add the mince and turn until brown on all sides. You can also use stewing mutton if you wish. 
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Wash the tomato or tomatoes, dice them, stir into the meat.
Add a tin of mixed vegetables if available. 
Otherwise you can chop and add fresh veggies such as carrots and cauliflower.
 Add potatoes if you wish. My mom likes to peel her potatoes. I wash mine, and cut them into pieces without removing the peel. It's your choice!
Leave the stew to simmer, add in water if needed.
Keep stirring the stew over a low heat. Take a packet of vegetable soup and stir into the stew.
Cook for a long time until the mince is properly cooked through.
Add a little water from time to time if needed.

Alternative
If you wish your stew to have curry flavour, brown the mince with curry powder according to taste. Don't add the vegetable soup.

Serving suggestion
Serve with lovely crusty bread and butter.