Hearty Upstate Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage
1 Tbsp. oil
1 c. diced onion
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 c. sliced carrots
1 tsp. basil
2 small zucchini, sliced
1 (1 lb.) can Italian tomatoes (undrained)
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 gal. spring water
2 c. finely shredded cabbage
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb.) can Great Northern beans (undrained)

Preparation

Slice sausage into 1/2-inch pieces; brown in oil in Dutch oven.
Drain sausage and save a little oil mixture with sausage drippings.
Add onion, garlic, carrots and basil and cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, bouillon, cabbage, salt, pepper and water.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 1 hour.
Add beans with liquid; cook another 20 minutes.
Makes 8 servings.
A meal in itself, this soup tastes better the second day.