Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium onions, chopped
3 Tbsp. butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
6 c. chicken stock
1/2 c. raw rice (not Minute)
3 medium tomatoes
1 c. tomato juice
1 bunch basil, finely chopped

Preparation

Saute onions in butter in 4-quart soup pot until transparent. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
Add stock; bring to a boil and add rice.
Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Peel and dice tomatoes and add to pot along with tomato juice and chopped basil.
Cook over low heat another 15 minutes.
Add salt to taste.
Serves 6.