Hearty Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 to 2 Tbsp. oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
2 Tbsp. flour
3/4 c. uncooked rice
28 oz. can tomatoes
2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
3 c. hot milk
1 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

In heavy pot saute garlic, onion and carrot in oil.
Add flour and rice and saute until rice is a little toasty.
Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, sugar, oregano and basil.
Cook until rice is done, 15 to 45 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add milk and butter.