Russian Cabbage Soup

Healthy, easy and DELICIOUS soup! I'm going to make some tonight.

You will need:
1 1/2 pounds ground lean beef
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 cubes beef bouillon
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (at least)
2 quarts water, divided
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (I usually put in more)
1 head cabbage, cored and cut into 1-inch wide strips

How you make it:
Crumble the ground beef into a large pot.
Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon cubes, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
Pour in 1 quart of water, and bring to a boil.
Stir to break up the beef while heating.
Once the soup comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.

Pour in another quart of water, and return to a slow boil.
Add garlic and cabbage.
Simmer for 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender.
Ladle into soup bowls to serve with some warm, crusty bread! (You can also put a dollop of sour cream in the bowl too - YUM!)