Salt Pork Minestrone Recipe
A plateful of temptation best describes this Minestrone recipe. I prepare this yum Minestrone as an Appetizer every month or even more often. Use the freshest of Vegetable available to get the most amazing Minestrone. I bet you haven't tried any Italian dish like Minestrone. I am sure both of us will be in agreement that this Minestrone is truly scrumptious.
Ingredients
1/2 pound dry white beans soaked in water overnight
3 quarts salted water
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/8 pound salt pork, cut into small dice
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
1 small onion, chopped
1 leek, diced and washed
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped basil
1 tablespoon tomato paste
3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
2 potatoes, diced
1 small turnip, peeled and diced
1/4 small cabbage, shredded
2 zucchini, diced
1 1/2 quarts water
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup elbow macaroni or ditali
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Drain the beans and boil them in the salted water about one hour, or until tender. Drain.
2. Place the olive oil in a large kettle and add the salt pork, garlic, onion, leek, parsley and basil. Brown lightly. Add the tomato paste thinned with a little water and cook five minutes. Add the tomatoes, celery, carrots, potatoes, turnip, cabbage, zucchini, water, salt and pepper and cook slowly forty five minutes to one hour. Add the beans.
3. Add the elbow macaroni and cook ten minutes, or until tender. Correct the seasonings and pour into heated bowls.
2. Place the olive oil in a large kettle and add the salt pork, garlic, onion, leek, parsley and basil. Brown lightly. Add the tomato paste thinned with a little water and cook five minutes. Add the tomatoes, celery, carrots, potatoes, turnip, cabbage, zucchini, water, salt and pepper and cook slowly forty five minutes to one hour. Add the beans.
3. Add the elbow macaroni and cook ten minutes, or until tender. Correct the seasonings and pour into heated bowls.
