MINESTRONE SOUP SIMPLE RECIPE

 Mistrone is a Broth of italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. Common ingredients include beans, onion, celery, carrot, stock and tomatoes

INGREDIENTS

20  gms        Onion

5   gms          garlic

50 gms         Carrot

25  gms        Leeks

25  gms        Celery

50  gms        Red kidney beans

50  gms        Potato

50  gms        Tomato concase

50  lt            Tomato puree

10  gms        Macaroni or spaghetti

1   lt             Vegetable stock

25  gms        Parmesan cheese

to taste         Salt

to taste         White pepper

5   gms        Butter

1  tsp           thyme or basil

METHOD

1. Chop onion and garlic finely, cut the peeled and wash carrots and potatoes into small dices. Also cut leeks, celery, beans and cabbage into dices

2. Sauté lightly the onion and Garlic till Pink, add the remaining vegetables, except cabbage, which is to be added later, cook gently without coloring

3. Add tomato puree, tomato concase and stock in this order. Simmer for approximately 20 min

4. Add the cabbage and pasta or broken spaghetti and simmer gently until all vegetables are cooked

5. Correct the seasoning and add fresh basil leaves

6. Enjoy hot garnish with grated parmesan cheese