Minestrone - Italian Recipe

Minestrone

🌍 Italian, National/Liguria Difficulty: ●●●○○

There is no fixed recipe for minestrone — it follows the market and the season. The vegetables are sweated in oil before the broth goes in. Cut everything to a uniform size so it cooks evenly. It should be thick enough to eat with a fork.

Ingredients

• Seasonal vegetables (zucchini, carrot, potato, celery, onion, leek, cabbage)
• 400g canned tomatoes
• 200g borlotti beans
• 100g small pasta or rice
• Parmesan rind
• 4 tbsp olive oil, pesto to finish

Method

1. Sautéing — Sauté onion and leek; add harder vegetables first.
2. Adding — Add tomatoes, beans, Parmesan rind; cover with water.
3. Simmering — Simmer 30 min; add pasta. Cook 10 min more.
4. Stirring — Stir in pesto; serve with Parmesan.

Tags: seasonal vegetables, canned tomatoes, borlotti beans, small pasta or rice, parmesan rind · Source: Brittani's Almanac