Oman Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
2 c. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
1 c. sliced carrots
16 oz. garbanzo beans
32 oz. can tomatoes
1 to 1 1/2 c. beef bouillon
1 c. water
1 c. dry red wine
bay leaf
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. ditalini or macaroni
1 pkg. frozen green beans

Preparation

In Dutch oven brown meat.
Drain.
Brown onion and garlic.
Add reserved meat back into Dutch oven.
Add carrots, garbanzos, tomatoes, beef broth, water, wine, bay leaf, salt and pepper and basil.
Boil.
Then simmer 45 minutes, covered.
After 45 minutes, add ditalini.
Cook for 10 minutes.
Add green beans and cook 10 more minutes.
Serves 6 to 8. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese, bread and salad.