Italian
Minestrone
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A rustic Italian vegetable soup built on soffritto, potatoes, courgette, cabbage, beans, and small pasta simmered until the broth turns mellow and full-bodied.
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, diced small
- 2 celery stalks, diced small
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 1 courgette, diced
- 150 g green beans, cut into pieces
- 150 g savoy cabbage or pointed cabbage, shredded
- 240 g cooked borlotti beans or cannellini beans
- 100 g small soup pasta
- 1.5 litres hot vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and black pepper
- Grated Parmesan or a spoonful of pesto for serving, optional
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- Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
- This recipe is written for 6 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
- Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.
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Method
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- 1
Cook the onion, carrot, and celery gently in the olive oil over low to medium heat until softened without colouring.
- 2
Add the potatoes, courgette, and green beans and stir so the vegetables are coated in the oil.
- 3
Pour in the stock, add the bay leaf, and let the soup simmer gently for about 20 minutes.
- 4
Add the cabbage and beans and continue simmering until the vegetables are tender but still hold their shape.
- 5
Cook the pasta directly in the soup for the final minutes according to the packet timing. Add a little more water or stock if the soup gets too thick.
- 6
Season with salt and pepper and let the soup rest for a few minutes before serving if you have time.
- 7
Serve hot with Parmesan or a spoonful of pesto if you want extra depth.
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Recipe source: Minestronestruktur och grönsaksbalans granskade mot GialloZafferanos minestrone med pasta, grönsaker och pesto. Original link
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