Portuguese Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (10 oz.) Portuguese sausage (hot)
1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans, drained
2 small potatoes, diced
1 large carrot, diced
1/2 lb. spaghetti, broken in 1/3's
1/2 small cabbage, cut in squares
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
5 c. water
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce

Preparation

Slice sausage in 1/2 lengthwise and then in 1/4-inch rounds. Fry sausage; add water to cover.
Add carrots
and potatoes.
Cook for 20 minutes; add tomato sauce, kidney beans, spaghetti and 2 to 3 cups water.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer for 1 hour. Add cabbage; cook for 10 minutes.
Serve.
Serves 6.