Minestrone Recipe
Ingredients
1 recipe basic brown stock
5 french beans
3 sticks celery
1 carrot
1 onion
1 tomato
1/2 teacup green peas
2 tablespoons barley
1/2 teacup macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons cornflour
3 tablespoons tomato ketchup, salt and pepper to taste, grated cheese to serve
Directions
Boil the macaroni, barley and green peas.
Cut all other vegetables into fine small pieces.
Heat the butter in a vessel and fry the vegetables (except the tomato) for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour the stock over the vegetables.
Mix the cornflour in 1/4 teacup of water and add to the stock.
Cook until all the vegetables are tender.
Add the cooked barley, green peas, tomato, tomato ketchup, salt and pepper.
Cook for a few minutes.
Serve hot with plenty of grated cheese.
Cut all other vegetables into fine small pieces.
Heat the butter in a vessel and fry the vegetables (except the tomato) for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour the stock over the vegetables.
Mix the cornflour in 1/4 teacup of water and add to the stock.
Cook until all the vegetables are tender.
Add the cooked barley, green peas, tomato, tomato ketchup, salt and pepper.
Cook for a few minutes.
Serve hot with plenty of grated cheese.
