minestrone -- viva italia -- ciao
Last week a friend asked if I wanted a couple of turnips from his garden. I jumped on the offering, visualizing the sight and the aroma of a good Minestrone, and set out to build a memorable soup, from this oft forgotten vegetable. The outcome was rewarding. even though I made a few changes mid-stream. To Italians Minestrone means "The Big Soup -- One with many ingredients". It is the cornerstone of Italian cuisine and as common as pasta on the Italian Table. Buon Cibo (Good Eating). e
prep time
30 Min
cook time
2 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
yields approx. 2 quarts
Ingredients
- 1 can tomato sauce 11 oz. hunts
- 2 cans beef or chicken broth. see note
- 2 cups beef pre-roasted shredded or cubed. see note
- 1 can corn drained
- 1 can green beans drained
- 1 can mushrooms 6 oz. sliced or whole (optional)
- 2 - turnips fresh peeled and cubed
- 1 1/2 cups carrots chopped or cubed
- 1 cup celery chopped spoon size
- 1 cup onion chopped coarse
- 2 teaspoons italian seasoning dried
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- - salt and pepper to taste
How To Make minestrone -- viva italia -- ciao
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Step 1To a good sized stock pot add the Tomato Sauce and Broth to the pot(See notes). Heat on high.
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Step 2Add the cans of drained Corn and Green Beans. I would have preferred Cut Green Beans but had a can of French Cut instead. Canned mushrooms optional.
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Step 3Rinse and prepare fresh Turnips, Carrots, Celery and Onion. Add to pot along with the Italian Seasoning and Garlic and Onion Powder. Add the pre-roasted Beef.
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Step 4Turn heat to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours total. Stir occasionally and add additional broth if needed.
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Step 5Near the end adjust salt and pepper to taste. I'm a low salt cook so usually leave final seasoning when presented at the table.
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Step 6Notes: I was unsuccessful finding the pre-roasted sliced beef in the freezer, but did find four cups of frozen Italian Beef Juices that had a sufficient amount of shredded Italian Beef in it. So I substituted this for the canned Chicken or Beef Broth. What could be more appropriate in an Italian soup than Italian Beef juices.
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Step 7Note: Pasta of any sort would be a nice addition to this recipe. A couple of days later I prepared some Three Cheese Tortelloni simmered in Chicken Broth and they were an excellent addition to the Minestrone. Happy Cooking.
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