The Bag Messenger- Minestrone Soup Recipe
- Mar 24, 2010
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As Winter wraps up and everyone is packing away sweaters and heavy jackets, I morn the end of soup season. Is there a more perfect food? One of my favorite soups is the humble minestrone, a nourishing alchemy of vegetables and water that is a meal in itself. Don't forget to bring this one out from time to time. They say eating soup in the summer helps keep the body cool.
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Ingredients
red cabbage ( any type of cabbage will do but I like the color red cabbage adds)
dried large Lima beans
dried navy beans
2 potatoes
celery
carrots
1 red onion
quart crushed tomato
water
salt & pepper
crushed red pepper
garlic
Process
saute 2 cups of cabbage in a large pot in olive oil till cabbage begins to brown
fill the pot about half way with water
add 2 cups of dried Lima beans
add 1 cup navy beans
2 potatoes
celery
carrots
1 red onion
quart crushed tomato
Allow this to boil for 2-3 hours
Add crushed red pepper and minced garlic
Continue to boil but turn down heat and put a lid on the pot for another 1-2 hours
Add salt & pepper to taste
Serve with a nice hunk of sourdough bread and enjoy!
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