Meat bones (bacon, lamb, beef, mutton).
Vegetables of choice (eg potatoes, kumara (sweet potatoes), carrots, cabbage, pumpkin, watercress.

Directions:

1. Peel and chop the vegetables.
2. Wash and chop the watercress/cabbage.
3. Slice the onions and add to a large pot with the meat bones.
4. Add enough water to cover the bones and simmer for 1 ½ hours.
5. Skim off the meat fat. Remove the bones and scrape off the meat and return to the pot.
6. Add the root veges and simmer another 20-30 minutes.
7. Add the green veges and simmer another few minutes.
8. Serve with crusty bread/sourdough.


Tips to make your Boil Up healthier.
1. Limit the amount of salt you add (half teaspoon) – too much salt can increase your blood pressure.
2. Add more veges.
3. Once the meat has been simmering for an hour or so, skim the fat off the top.
4. Remove the meat bones and scrape off the meat (no fat) and return to the pot.