Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. stew meat, beef
4 qts. water
1 Tbsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
2 c. cabbage, chopped
1 1/2 c. carrots, diced
1 c. celery, sliced
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas
1 c. spaghetti, broken

Preparation

Cut stew meat into 1/2 inch chunks.
Shake in flour and brown in hot oil.
Add water, salt, pepper, bay leaf and garlic.
Cover; simmer 3 hours or until meat is very tender.
Add vegetables; cover and cook another 30 minutes.
Add spaghetti; cook 10 minutes.
Add seasonings to taste.
Yields 10-12 servings.