Minestrone soup

 Minestrone is a food of Italian origin. It

is prepared by cooking seasonal

vegetables in olive oil and selected

herbs. Lets see the method of

preparation of minestrone soup.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 80 minutes

Serves: 2-3 persons

Ingredients:

15 ounces dried Borlotti beans,

Freshly ground black pepper (1/6th

ounce),

Salt according to taste,

Chicken broth (55 fluid ounces),

Olive oil for frying,

56 fluid ounces chicken stock,

43 ounces peeled plum tomato, deseeded,

40 ounces Arborio rice,

8 ounces Italian sausage,

1 ½ celery stick, thinly sliced,

Onion (1 medium sized thinly

sliced),

Carrot (1 medium sized chopped),

Butter (8.5 ounces),

Cabbage (1 head nicely chopped),

Grated parmesan cheese.

Procedure:

1. Boil the beans overnight. Boil it till

it becomes soft. Keep them aside.

2. Melt butter in a stock pan. Cook

onions till its deep fried but should not

change color. Add the tomatoes, celery

stalk and carrots to it.

3. In the mean time, toss the sausages

in olive oil till its entirely covered; add

the sausages in the mixture. Add the

cabbage to the mixture and stir nicely.

4. Add the rice and beans to the

mixture and add the chicken stock

slowly. Simmer under medium flame for

at least 45 minutes till all the vegetables

is cooked nicely and becomes soft.

5. Add salt and pepper according to

your taste.

6. Grate parmesan cheese over the

mixture. Cover it.

Serve hot minestrone soup to your

guests. I bet that this easy preparation

will keep your guests spell bound.

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