Recipe - Hunters Minestrone

FIRST PART
2 teaspoon Salt
3 qt Water
2 One half pound Beef, cubed
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1 Bay leaf

SECOND PART
1 Carrot, large, cut or sliced up
2 Celery sticks, cut or sliced up
1 Onion, medium, cut in 8ths
1 cn Kidney beans (12 to 16 oz.)
1 cn Tomato paste w/garlic (6 oz)
1 Handful green beans(or more)
halved or quartered
4 Roma tomatoes; chopped
One half cup Chianti or other red wine
1 teaspoon Basil leaves
2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1 One half teaspoon Oregano leaves

THIRD PART
8 ounce Pasta shells
One half teaspoon Paprika
2 teaspoon Sugar

FIRST PART: Bring the water to a boil. Put in all first part ingredients
and then simmer, covered, for 3 hours. SECOND PART: Add all second part
ingredients to pot and simmer for 30 minutes. THIRD PART: Add all third
part ingredients to pot and simmer for and additional 30 minutes. Serve
with lots of garlic bread.

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