6 to 8 Servings

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup minced garlic
1 Kielbasa or Italian sausage, sliced diagonally 1/2 inch thick
2 cups diced potatoes
1 cup chopped wax beans
6 cups beef stock OR water with two broth cubes
1 cup chopped carrots
1 240-gram can whole or crushed
tomatoes, with the juice
1/2 cup diced celery
1 432-gram can whole kernel sweet com
1 tablespoon dried basil, OR
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped parsley Salt and pepper to taste Grated Parmesan cheese or any grated cheese

Method:
In a deep saucepan heat olive oil ove medium heat. Saute onion until almos tender. Stir in garlic and saute for 3 minutes

Add sliced sausages and fry 5 minutes. Spoon off sausages and set aside, leaving the onion and garlic in the saucepan.

Put the potatoes, wax beans and stock OR water and broth cubes in th same saucepan. When it starts to boil, lower heat and let simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, around 10 minutes.

Stir in carrots, canned tomatoes with the juice and celery. Let simmer 10 minutes.

Add the com, basil and parsley and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with grated cheese on top

VEGETABLE SAUSAGE STEW