Minestrone Soup
Time needed
2 hour
cooking
Ingredients
- 1/4 C. pork fat
- 1/2 C. diced bacon
- 2 Tbs. chopped onion
- 1 leek, white part, shredded
- 7 1/4 C. water
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 1 turnip, finely diced
- 1 potato, finely diced
- 1 branch celery, finely diced
- 3/4 C. shredded cabbage
- 2 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 C. diced green beans
- 1/2 C. fresh peas
- 1/4 C. rice
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 2 Tbs. ham fat
- pinch basil
- 1 tsp. chopped parsley
Directions
Melt the pork fat in a large pan. Add the diced bacon, chopped onion and shredded leek and cook gently for 5 minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Add the carrot, turnip, potato, celery, cabbage and tomatoes. Cook for another 25 minutes. Add the green beans, peas and rice and simmer gently for 45 minutes, skimming carefully from time to time. Mash the garlic with the ham fat, the basil and the chopped parsley. Add this mixture to the soup, boil for 5 minutes and serve.
Serve with: Simple Rosemary-Sage Bread
