Minestrone Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| Pork fat | 50 Gram | |
| Bacon | 50 Gram, diced | |
| Chopped onion | 25 Gram, shredded | |
| Water | 1.8 Liter | |
| 1 carrot, finely diced | ||
| 1 turnip, finely diced | ||
| 1 potato, finely diced | ||
| 1 celery stalk, finely diced | ||
| Shredded cabbage | 50 Gram | |
| 2 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped | ||
| French Beans | 50 Gram, diced | |
| Peas | 50 Gram | |
| Rice vermicelli | 50 Gram | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), peeled | |
| Ham | 25 Gram | |
| Pinch basil or marjoram | ||
| Parsley | 2 Gram, chopped | |
Directions
1 Melt the pork fat in a large pan, add the diced bacon, chopped onion and shredded leek and cook gently for 5 minutes.
2 Add the water and bring to the boil. Add the carrot, turnip, potato, celery, cabbage and tomatoes. Cook for a further 25 minutes.
3 Add the French beans, the peas, and the rice or vermicelli and simmer gently for a further 45 minutes, skimming carefully from time to time.
4 Pound the garlic with the ham fat, the basil or marjoram, and the chopped parsley. Add this mixture to the soup, boil for 5 minutes and serve.
Tip: For extra flavour, a pinch of saffron powder can be added with the bacon and chopped onion.
2 Add the water and bring to the boil. Add the carrot, turnip, potato, celery, cabbage and tomatoes. Cook for a further 25 minutes.
3 Add the French beans, the peas, and the rice or vermicelli and simmer gently for a further 45 minutes, skimming carefully from time to time.
4 Pound the garlic with the ham fat, the basil or marjoram, and the chopped parsley. Add this mixture to the soup, boil for 5 minutes and serve.
Tip: For extra flavour, a pinch of saffron powder can be added with the bacon and chopped onion.
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