Meaty Minestrone Recipe
Ingredients
| Beef shank crosscuts - 3 pounds | ||
| Onion | 1 | |
| Bay leaf - 1 number | ||
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Water | 8 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Green beans - 1 number, 16-ounce can, cut, drained | ||
| Garbanzo beans - 1 number ,15-ounce can, drained | ||
| Tomatoes - 1 number, 8-ounce can, cut up | ||
| Carrots | 2 | |
| Polish sausage - 4 ounces, thinly sliced | ||
| Noodles | 2 Ounce | |
| Parsley | 2 Tablespoon, snipped | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Dried basil | 1 1/2 Teaspoon, crushed | |
Directions
MAKING
1. In a saucepan, combine beef, onion, bay leaf, salt, pepper and water.
2. Cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or till meat is tender.
3. Remove beef; skim the fat from the broth.
4. When meat is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; cut up meat and discard the bones and return the meat to the broth.
5. Add green beans, garbanzo beans, un-drained tomatoes, carrots, sausage, noodles, parsley, garlic, and basil to soup; cover and simmer for about 25 minutes or till vegetables and noodles are tender.
6. Remove bay leaf; season to taste.
SERVING
7. Arrange the meat and vegetables to a serving bowl and divide the broth among the soup bowls garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
8. Serve hot with garlic bread.
1. In a saucepan, combine beef, onion, bay leaf, salt, pepper and water.
2. Cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or till meat is tender.
3. Remove beef; skim the fat from the broth.
4. When meat is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; cut up meat and discard the bones and return the meat to the broth.
5. Add green beans, garbanzo beans, un-drained tomatoes, carrots, sausage, noodles, parsley, garlic, and basil to soup; cover and simmer for about 25 minutes or till vegetables and noodles are tender.
6. Remove bay leaf; season to taste.
SERVING
7. Arrange the meat and vegetables to a serving bowl and divide the broth among the soup bowls garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
8. Serve hot with garlic bread.
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