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Gambardella's Minestrone Soup
Gambardella's Minestrone Soup
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Soups, Italian
Ingredients List
- 1/2 c Dry cannellini or Great
- Northern beans
- 1/2 c Dry red kidney beans
- 1/2 c Dry garbanzo beans
- 1/2 c Dry lentils
- 1/4 c Dry split peas
- 1 sm White potato, peeled & diced
- 4 Or 5 cups chicken or beef
- Broth
- 2 pk (16 oz pkgs) frozen Italian
- Vegetables
- 1/4 c Olive oil
- 1 lg Onion, peeled and chopped
- 4 Cloves garlic, peeled and
- Chopped
- 1 md Red bell pepper, stemmed,
- Seeded and chopped
- 3 lg Stalks celery, diced
- 1 md Bulb fennel, chopped
- 1/3 c Fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 c Fresh oregano, chopped
- 1/4 c Parsley stems, chopped
- 1/4 ts Dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 tb Fennel seeds
- 1 tb Coarse salt
- 1 ts Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 c Fresh ripe tomatoes, diced,
- Or peeled and diced canned
- Tomatoes
- Cooked pasta or rice
Directions
1. Soak the cannellini, kidney and garbanzo beans, lentils and peas in lots
of water to cover overnight. The next day, cook in 3 cups water 20 minutes;
skim the foam from the top. Do not drain. 2. Simmer the potatoes in 1 cup
broth 15 minutes; set aside. (Do not drain either preparation.) 3. In a
heavy-bottomed 8-quart pot heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the
onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery and fennel; saute until the onions are
golden. Add the basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, fennel seeds, salt and
pepper; add simmered beans, undrained potato and vegetables, and tomatoes.
Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add a little more broth if needed. 4.
Serve over pasta or rice
of water to cover overnight. The next day, cook in 3 cups water 20 minutes;
skim the foam from the top. Do not drain. 2. Simmer the potatoes in 1 cup
broth 15 minutes; set aside. (Do not drain either preparation.) 3. In a
heavy-bottomed 8-quart pot heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the
onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery and fennel; saute until the onions are
golden. Add the basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, fennel seeds, salt and
pepper; add simmered beans, undrained potato and vegetables, and tomatoes.
Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add a little more broth if needed. 4.
Serve over pasta or rice
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