Two Old Queens Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb smoked kielbasa, diced (see *note at bottom)
• 1 small head of cabbage, chopped small
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 6 small new potatoes, quartered
• 1 large yellow squash, sliced
• 1/2 cup catsup, good quality
• 8 cups beef broth (i use campbells double rich or double strength in a pinch)
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• red wine (a nice splash) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions in oil until transparent.
• 2 add diced kielbasa and brown lightly.
• 3 push mixture to the side of the skillet and add garlic in the space you made and sauté for thirty seconds.
• 4 remove all of this and place in a soup pot with the remaining ingredients. (including any blackened bits that occurred!).
• 5 bring soup to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 *note: they smoked their own kielbasa with a smoker. next time you are grilling, throw an extra kielbasa link on the bbq. it adds a really nice touch to the dish).