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What a great soup
to make for lunch or dinner! This soup also makes for great left
overs the next day. Goes great with a salad or pasta on the side,
along with some bread. One nice thing about ministrone soup is
that you can be very flexible with whatever vegetables you want
to use. My grandmother from Italy used whatever she had including
meats, noodles, beans and greens. I keep mine simple, but for
a more hearty dish I'd bulk it up at least with cannolini beans
(canned beans are quicker to use). - Enjoy! Don't for get to visit
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Serving for 4 |
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Ingredients |
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4- 6 Cups Chicken or Veggie stock.
Use water if no stock available or do a mix. |
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brodo di pollo |
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2 large carrots chopped fine
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carote |
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2 large celery stalks chopped
fine (use the leaves these are very flavorful!) |
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sedano |
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a few garlic cloves minced. |
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l'aglio |
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1 onion chopped fine. |
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cipolla |
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dash of salt |
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1 can chopped tomatoes (16
oz is fine. Use whatever you have). |
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pomodori |
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small noodles like orzo (or
break vermicelli noodles up real small)) |
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orzo |
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Extra virgin olive oil |
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olio extra vergine di oliva |
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Large sauce pan or medium pot. |
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Instructions |
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Wash your hands. |
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Pour 2 Tablespoons
or so of olive oil in saucepan and heat over medium heat. |
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Saute chopped onions
and carrots until soft over low-med heat (about 10 minutes). |
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Add chopped celery
and garlic and saute some more until fairly soft. |
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Add in the broth/water
and your can of tomotoes. Use fresh tomatoes if you have them! |
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Cook over Low/Simmer
for 30-60 minutes |
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Cook noodles seperately,
drain and set aside if soup is not yet done. Cooking noodles
in with the soup will make the noodles too mushy unless you
like it that way. |
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Add noodles to soup
when ready to serve. |
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Tip #1: Noodles
are not necessary. I like them because they bulk up the soup.
However you can add cooked
beans such as canned cannolini beans. |
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Tip #2: Sprinkle
romano cheese on top of soup for extra flavor and saltiness. |
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Side Dish Suggestions:
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Italian bread ( sourdough
bread is good too) |
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Italian Green Salad
with Olive Oil (get my
recipe here) |
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Pasta such as angel
hair |
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This recipe can be
distributed but cannot be resold. All rights reserved. Copyright
2009. To obtain rights of use contact us by visiting our
About Us page and contact me directly. |
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