The traditional soup in Italy is the minestrone. It is made from a large number of vegetables. Such a soup is considered useful and rich in vitamins. The recipe for this dish includes beans, onions and herbs, sometimes meat.
Minestrone soup. Recipe
It was believed that 7 types of ingredients should be included in this soup: 7 types of vegetables, 7 seasonings and 7 types of meat. Now the recipe has undergone a number of changes. Today they prepare not only meat, but also a vegetarian minestrone. A recipe can include all the products that you found at home. But you need to take the following as a basis: pasta or rice, white beans, zucchini, carrots, garlic, leeks, onions, cabbage, tomato, rosemary, celery, salt and pepper, olive oil, parmesan. Soak the beans overnight. Zucchini, wash carrots, peel and cut into cubes. You can also use green beans. These foods should be fried in a pan in olive oil. Bring about two liters of water to a boil. Add beans to it and cook for about 2 hours. After that, crush part of it in a blender. Combine the remaining beans in a saucepan with zucchini and carrots. Add tomato paste (a couple of spoons), as well as pasta or rice. Chop the cabbage finely and add there. Boil the soup for 30 minutes over low heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. After half an hour you will receive a delicious and fragrant minestrone. The recipe involves the use of cheese. If you are not a vegetarian, you can sprinkle hot soup with grated Parmesan. You can use meat broth for minestrone. Add the recipe to fried bacon, potatoes and mushrooms. This vegetable soup is considered dietary and is recommended for consumption by those who monitor their weight and figure.
Minestrone - a classic recipe
Use the following set of products: carrots, zucchini, pasta, leeks, green beans, celery, olive oil, canned tomatoes, vegetable broth, canned beans, mushrooms, hard cheese, herbs, seasonings. Wash vegetables, peel and chop medium-sized. Stew them in a pan in olive oil. Add finely chopped tomatoes, seasonings: cumin, basil, pepper and salt to the vegetable broth . Put the vegetables in the broth. Wait until the soup boils, cook for another half hour. Then put the beans and pasta. And hold the minestrone on fire for several minutes. The recipe is very simple, despite the abundance of ingredients. Serve hot soup. Garnish with herbs and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Minestrone. Beef Recipe
For meat minestrone, take beef tenderloin, canned beans, pasta, potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, sweet peppers, carrots, onions, garlic, seasonings, cheese. In a cauldron or thick-walled pan, fry the beef in oil. The meat should be cut into small pieces. Add carrots and onions to it, fry a little more. Diced potatoes, sliced zucchini, sliced sweet pepper to the meat. Grind tomatoes, add spices to taste. Stew for another 5 minutes, stirring. Depending on how thick the soup you want to get, add the right amount of water. Bring the minestrone to a boil. Add the beans from the jar, cover the pasta. Wait until they are ready. Season the soup with chopped garlic and let it brew for a few minutes. Pour into plates, sprinkle with parmesan and herbs.