Cabbage Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground round (no fat)
1 medium head cabbage, cut into 1/2-inch squares
5 ribs celery, cut
5 carrots, cut
2 medium onions, cut
5 cloves garlic, cut, or 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
4 Tbsp. butter
3 (15 oz.) cans chili beans
1 (46 oz.) cans V-8 juice
1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes, cut with juice in blender
1 Tbsp. cumin
1 tsp. sweet basil
1 Tbsp. instant chicken bouillon
6 c. water (maybe more)

Preparation

Brown ground beef.
Saute cabbage, celery, onions, carrots and garlic in butter in big pan.
Add everything else and let cook for 1 hour.