Meaty Minestrone - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. stew beef (1-inch pieces)
3/4 c. dry kidney beans
7 c. water
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1/2 cabbage, cut
1 carrot, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 clove garlic
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/3 c. elbow macaroni

Preparation

Wash kidney beans and place in Dutch oven.
Add water; bring to boil.
Cover and cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Let stand 1 hour.
Drain tomatoes; add liquid to beans.
Add meat, cabbage, carrot, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and basil to beans.
Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Cut reserved tomatoes into pieces.
Add tomatoes and macaroni to soup and simmer 15 minutes.
Serve with Parmesan cheese.