Upstate Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Slice sausage; brown in oil in deep saucepan.
Add onion, garlic, carrots and basil.
Cook 5 minutes.
Add zucchini, tomatoes with liquid bouillon, cabbage, salt and pepper.
Bring to boil and simmer covered 1 hour.
Add beans with liquid; cook another 20 minutes.
Even better second day.