Name: Minestrone Soup [Zuppa Di Minestrone]
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Ingredients: 900 g green cabbage (shredded); 540 g canned Cannellini beans (alternatives are Navy beans or Great Northern beans); 4 potato (peeled and diced); 4 carrots (large diced); 225 g green beans (fresh or frozen); 300 g celery (diced); 1 onion (yellow or white, sliced very thin); 3 garlic clove (minced); 1.5 L broth (ideally meaty but can be vegetable); 800 ml peeled tomatoes (one can, I used Rosso); 400 ml finely chopped tomatoes (one can, I used Mutti Polpa); 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 45 g unsalted butter; 50 g Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (freshly grated); salt

The Cooking

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In a large stockpot, put in the 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 45 g unsalted butter, minced 3 garlic clove and sliced 1 onion and turn on the heat to medium low. Cook in the uncovered pot until it becomes colored a pale gold, but no darker, around 4 minutes.
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Add the diced 4 carrots and cook for 3 minutes, stirring twice. Then add the diced 300 g celery, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add the diced 4 potato, cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes.
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While the carrots, celery, and potatoes are cooking, remove the 225 g green beans from the cold water, rinse, snap off both ends, and dice them. If you used frozen diced beans, you can skip that step, Add the diced 225 g green beans to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes.
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Continue to give all ingredients an occasional stir and, after another few minutes, add the shredded 900 g green cabbage. Continue cooking for 6 minutes.
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Add the 1.5 L broth, the 800 ml peeled tomatoesand the 400 ml finely chopped tomatoes with their juice, and a sprinkling of salt. Remember to taste and correct for salt later on. Cover the pot, and lower the heat, adjusting it so that the soup bubbles slowly, cooking at a steady, but gentle simmer. Leave it to cook slowly for 30 minutes.
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Add the drained 540 g canned Cannellini beans, stir well, and cook for at least another 30 minutes. Cook until the consistency is fairly dense. Minestrone is supposed to be thick and not too watery.

Minestrone Soup
[Zuppa Di Minestrone]

Minestrone Soup is a hearty Italian vegetable-based soup made with a combination of potatoes, beans, tomatoes, carrots and celery.

Minestrone Soup [Zuppa Di Minestrone]

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