Jun
12
2008
Minestrone
Great for winter!
- 50g butter
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- ½ cup parsley chopped
- 100g bacon, chopped
- 2 sage leaves
- 3 celery stalks sliced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 2 potatoes peeled
- 2 tins, 850g crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 ½ litres Massel Chicken or Vegetable Stock
- 2 zucchini chopped
- 200g frozen peas
- 120g green beans
- 1 tin, 425g borlotti beans
- ¼ cabbage shredded
- black pepper
- 150g Buontempo Macaroni pasta
- Grated parmesan cheese
Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the onion, garlic, parsley, bacon and sage. Cook over low heat until onion is soft and golden. Add the celery, carrots and potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste and season with pepper. Add the stock and bring slowly to the boil. Cover and leave to simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini, peas, green beans, borlotti beans, cabbage and pasta. Simmer until pasta is al dente. Top with grated parmesan cheese to serve.
