Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup

I found a recipe for this on allrecipes.com. I altered it and vegetarianized it too!

Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup

• 12 oz of ground beef (tvp or crumbles)
• 2 (14.5oz) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce
• 4 cubes of veggie or beef bouillon or use vegetarian beef broth
  
• 2 med carrots, shredded
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 T white vinegar
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• 2 quarts water, divided
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 medium head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges or coarsely shredded

Add everything up to the water in a stock pot. Add one quart of the water. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
Pour in other quart of water, return to a slow boil. Add garlic and cabbage. Simmer 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender.