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Minestrone (Vegetable soup)

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NameMinestrone (Vegetable soup)
CategorySoups & Stews
Serves/Yields6-10 hearty servings
SourceKate
DifficultyEasy
Prep. Time40 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Introduction

In Italian Minestrone means Big Soup. While this isn't authentic it is very good, and no one misses the lack of meat. This soup, served with crusty Italian bread makes a great winter meal.Vegetables can be any type preffered. The amount of vegetables and barley used can be adjusted for a thicker or thinner soup. To save time, make soup base ahead of time (omit barley and add when finishing soup) and refrigerate up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months .Bring soup base to a boil and add barley and continue as above with recipe.

Ingredients

4 quarts beef stock
2 lg cans crushed tomatoes
2 tsp italian seasoning, or to taste
1 cube butter (no subsitutions)
3 tsp sea salt or to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp dried basil
4 lg cloves garlic , minced fine
3 tsp onion powder
I med bunch(about 1/2 cup) italian parsley ,chopped
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp ground oregano
1 lg can red kidney beans
undrained.
1/2 cup pearl barley
2 large onions diced
1 medium head cabbage , chopped
2 med zuccini diced
2 cups broccoli florettes
3 large stalks celery , sliced
1 pound white_mushrooms , sliced
2 med carrots sliced
2 cups frozen italian green beans
Grated fresh parmesan for garnish

Directions
Step: 1

In large soup pot combine stock,seasonings,garlic,tomatoes, celery, onions and barley.Bring to a boil and simmer 35 min or until barley is almost tender. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. Add carrots and cabbage and cook till carrots are al dente.Add broccoli and green beans and cook until al dente. Add mushrooms and kidney beans, parmesan,zuccini and butter and stir gently until butter and cheese are well incorporated and zuccini is cooked but not mushy.

Offer fresh shredded parmesan to top soup.

Nutrition Information
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Time submitted: Friday, October 29. 2004 at 23:02:43
Contributed By: Kate

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