Wholesome Minestra
This very wholesome soup with lots of of different bits and textures, is a one pot Soup and Main Course wonder..........
Ingredients
Borlotti beans
Cannellini beans
1 escarole head
Spinach
Wild rocket
A piece of Brisket
A Small hen
Cotechino
4 to 5 five tomatoes
3 carrots
2 onions
2 garlic cloves crushed
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup tomato paste
Method
Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large stockpot and add the onions that have cut into quarters, the carrots that have been cut into thirds and the garlic. Sauté until fragrant, add the tomato paste and combine well. Half fill the pot with water and add the meats and the beans. Simmer for 45 minutes skimming the top regularly. Add the greens and the tomatoes and bring to a gentle boil, turn the flame down and simmer for another 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and turn the heat off.
Remove the meat from the broth and place in a casserole in a warm oven; serve the meat with the vegetables as a main course with a lightly dressed salad after serving and eating the soup
Serve the soup with crusty old bread, Parmigiano and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
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