Winter Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 onions, chopped
2 Tbsp. butter
1 lb. ground lean beef
1 garlic clove, minced
3 c. beef stock
2 large cans tomatoes
1 c. each: potatoes, celery, green beans and carrots, diced
1 c. dry red wine
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. thyme
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

In a soup kettle, cook onions in butter until they are tender and golden.
Stir in ground beef and garlic and cook the mixture (separating beef with a fork) until it is browned.
Add beef stock, tomatoes, potatoes, celery, green beans and carrots.
Then add rest of ingredients.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.