Hamburger Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. hamburger
1 to 2 onions, chopped
15 oz. tomato puree
1 can Veg-All, undrained
1 c. elbow macaroni, uncooked
4 c. water
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 Tbsp. parsley
dash of garlic powder and pepper
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. good olive oil
1/2 medium size onion (preferably Vidalia)
1 celery stick, chopped
1 handful parsley, chopped (remove stems)
few leaves basil (fresh)
1 lb. chopped meat (low-fat)
1/4 c. dry Vermouth
1 can tomato paste
1 chopped carrot
few drops water

Preparation

Brown chopped onion in oil.
Add chopped celery, parsley, basil and carrots and brown together for a few minutes.
Add chopped meat; stir and cook 10 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add Vermouth and heat 15 minutes on low flame, stirring occasionally.