Minestrone pirini

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 White onions; chopped
3 tablespoons Olive oil
2 Cloves garlic; minced
½ small Cabbage; sliced
2 Ribs celery; sliced
2 mediums Carrots; chopped finely
4 Zucchini; sliced
6 Sprigs parsley
3 Bay leaves; (fresh if possible)
6 cups Good quality beef stock
½ cup Canneli beans
½ cup Kidney beans
½ cup Chick peas; (ceci)
2 tablespoons Tomato paste
12 Basil leaves; chopped
1 100 gram piece parmesan rind
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Good red wine

Directions

The night before, mix the canneli beans, kidney beans and chick peas together and soak in cold water overnight.

Saute the onions and garlic in the olive oil for 5 minutes or until soft.

Add all the remaining vegetables except zucchini and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Add the beef stock, tomato paste, soaked bean mixture, basil, parsley and salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 2 hours or until thick and fragrant. Add the parmesan cheese rind (in one piece), then sliced and a little extra water if necessary to thin the soup. Cook for a further 30 minutes, remove bay leaves and serve.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1195 Calories (kcal); 47g Total Fat; (32% calories from fat); 51g Protein; 167g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 648mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 3½ Grain(Starch); 1 ½ Lean Meat; 20 ½ Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 8 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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