My Tasty Winter Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• minced
• 3 stalks celery
• diced
• 3 -4 carrots
• peeled and diced
• 1 vidalia onion
• diced
• 12 cup cooking sherry
• 1 large potato
• peeled and diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas
• drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 -3 tablespoons tomato paste
• nutmeg
• red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Heat up olive oil and garlic over low heat and add the onion, carrot and celery.
2. Increase to medium heat and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
3. Add the splash of cooking sherry, and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
4. Add potato, kidney beans, peas, diced tomatoes, broths, tomato paste and seasonings.
5. Stir well.
6. Bring the soup to a boil.
7. Lower heat, and let the soup simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until potatos are tender.
8. Serve, or save in containers to eat later!