Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

 * 1 large carrot
 * 4 French beans
 * ¼ cabbage
 * 1 stalk celery
 * 1 leek
 * 1 medium onion
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 5 peppercorns
 * 2 garlic cloves
 * 1 tbs. of oil
 * 1½ tsp. worcestershire sauce
 * 1½ tsp. of salt
 * 8 cups of water

Directions

 * 1) Wash all the vegetables thoroughly.
 * 2) Peel and cut the carrot and French beans. Preserve carrot peels.
 * 3) Chop onion and cabbage into 1 cm. cubes.
 * 4) Slice the garlic.
 * 5) Boil carrot and French beans in extra water for 10 minutes. Strain and keep aside.
 * 6) In a soup pot, heat oil.
 * 7) Add the chopped onion, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, leek, chopped celery and carrot peels and fry for three minutes.
 * 8) Add water and bring to a boil. Cook uncovered on medium flame for 10 minutes.
 * 9) Strain the stock into a fresh pot.
 * 10) Add cabbage, boiled carrot and French beans. Stir the mixture.
 * 11) Add salt and worcestershire sauce.
 * 12) Bring to a boil and serve hot.