Italian Soups Recipes - Minestrone (Minestrone alla Milanese) Recipe

Ingredients

• 5 ml/1 tsp olive oil

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• 1 onion, chopped

• 5 ml/1 tsp fresh chopped parsley

• 5 ml/1 tsp fresh chopped oregano

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

• 15 ml/1 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 1.2litres/2 pts/5 cups vegetable stock

• 2 carrots, finely diced

• 3 celery sticks, chopped

• 2 potatoes, diced

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups cooked haricot (navy) beans (or 2 X 425 g/2 x 15 oz/2 large cans, drained)

• 100 g/4 oz fresh or frozen peas

• 4 tomatoes, skinned and chopped

• 100 g/4 oz fine taglioni pasta

• 1 quantity Pesto

• 30 ml/2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated

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Method:

1. Place the oil in a large pan and add the garlic, onion, parsley, oregano, and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes until the ingredients begin to brown.

2. Add the tomato puree and 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup stock. Cook for a further 5 minutes.

3. Add all the vegetables and the remaining stock and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the taglioni and cook for 10 minutes.

4. Remove from the heat and blend in the Pesto. Sprinkle over grated Parmesan cheese.