Classic Minestrone Soup
Course:
Dinner
Total Time:
1 hour, 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Onion (diced)
- 2 Carrot (diced)
- 2 Celery (diced)
- 3 tablespoons Tomato Puree
- 4 Baby Potatoes (~300g; diced)
- 1 Courgette (diced)
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 1⁄2 teaspoons Dried Oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoons Dried Thyme
- 800 grams Plum Tomatoes (San Marzano)
- 500 millilitres Chicken Stock
- 1 teaspoon Salt (to taste)
- 2 Bay Leaf
- Chilli Flakes
- Black Pepper
- 1 Parmesan Rind
- 100 grams Dried Pasta (a high protein one)
- 1 tin (400g) Cannellini Beans (or butter)
- 50 grams Spinach
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 40 grams Parmesan Cheese (freshly grated, to taste)
Steps
- Warm 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat.
- Once the oil is shimmering, add the chopped onion with a pinch of salt. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Then add the carrot and celery. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables have softened and the onions are turning translucent, about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Then add the tomato paste and fry for ~5 minutes.
- Add the seasonal vegetables (not potatoes though), garlic, oregano and thyme. Cook until fragrant while stirring frequently, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in the diced tomatoes and their juices. Break them up.
- Add the potatoes, stock, salt, bay leaves and red pepper flakes. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper.
- Add in the parmesan rind.
- Raise heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a boil, then partially cover the pot with the lid, leaving about a 1” gap for steam to escape. Reduce heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Then remove the lid and add the pasta, beans, and greens. Continue simmering, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the the pasta is cooked al dente and the greens are tender.
- Note: if using gnocchi don't add it in until the last ~3-5 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat, then remove the bay leaves. Stir in the lemon juice. Taste and season with more salt (I usually add about ¼ teaspoon more) and pepper until the flavors really sing. Garnish bowls of soup with grated Parmesan, if you’d like.
Source: https://cookieandkate.com/classic-minestrone-soup-recipe/#tasty-recipes-27592-jump-target