Upstate Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage
1 Tbsp. salad oil
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. diced onions
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. dried basil
2 small zucchini (unpeeled), sliced
1 lb. 12 oz. can Italian pear tomatoes (undrained), chopped
3 beef bouillon cubes, dissolved in 1 1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. finely shredded cabbage
1 (1 lb.) can Great Northern beans (undrained)

Preparation

Slice sausage crosswise about 1/2-inch thick.
In a large kettle, brown sausage in oil.
Add onions, garlic, carrots and basil.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Add zucchini, tomatoes, liquid bouillon and cabbage.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
Add beans and their liquid; cook another 20 minutes.