Portuguese Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. bacon, cut up
1 large onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 large potato, sliced
1 1/2 lb. hot Portuguese sausage
1 (8 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped
1 (17 oz.) can kidney beans
1 c. shredded cabbage
1/4 c. uncooked macaroni
5 c. beef broth
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
several cloves peppercorns
dash of cinnamon
bay leaf

Preparation

In a large pot, fry bacon until fat is rendered.
Add onion, celery, carrot, garlic and potato; saute all until bacon is crisp and vegetables are golden.
Add sausage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, broth, peppercorns, bay leaf and cinnamon.
Cook until cabbage is done.
Serve hot.
Serves 8 to 10 people.