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- "Minestrone" has become synonymous with the word hodgepodge
- Part of Italy's cucina povera (literally "poor kitchen")
- Rumored to have been the staple of Roman Army's diet
- Proper pronounciation: "min-uh-stroh-nee"
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Minestrone is a hearty Italian soup made primarily with vegetables such as beans, onions, celery, carrots, and tomatoes. Pasta and rice are common additions.
Minestrone does not have a fixed recipe and so every region in Italy has its own ingredients and cooking times depending on the season. Generally minestrone is vegetarian, but it can be made with meat or contain a meat-based stock such as chicken stock.
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Minestrone with Pesto
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 6 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 2 carrots, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 small red-skinned potatoes, quartered
- 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 small zucchini, halved lengthwise, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 15-ounce can cannellini (white kidney beans), drained
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, crushed
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped
- 6 tablespoons Classic Pesto
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Add broth and next 7 ingredients. Increase heat to high and bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover pot, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in spinach; simmer 3 minutes longer. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon pesto. Serve, passing cheese separately.-
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Minestrone Questions
10CC once sang "Life is a Minestrone". Do you agree, why do you think this is the case? Is it best served with Parmesan Cheese! 1 AnswerHi. great analogy. Sure, sometimes life is a bowl of mixed vegetable soup, sometimes with Italian sausage (minestrone) But sometimes it is a can of mixed nuts,... read more -
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@Petali_Prinssi ah io ho gia dato!!! x fortuna k c'era ben... abbiamo disegnato gli uomini-minestrone!!! XD HAHAH
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Soup today will be Minestrone. Vintage soups are Chicken and Sunday Stew (like beef stew, but veggie). http://bit.ly/0757OeG
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I have discovered today that I hate minestrone soup WHY would anyone eat this shit knowingly?!?! Tempted to chuck it up and start again lol
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Still jetlagged, but I feel like I am rediscovering food all over again! Last night's minestrone was fantastic.
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@Brandiland5 mane what a brotha gotta do to get some Minestrone and a breadstick?
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