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Minestrone
Serves 3–4 · About 40 min
A soup of diced vegetables simmered with canned tomatoes. A great way to eat lots of vegetables.
① Cut vegetables and bacon into 1 cm cubes→② Stir-fry in oil→③ Simmer with canned tomatoes and water→④ Taste and finish
What to buy
Vegetables
Ham & bacon
Canned goods
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How to make it
1
Cut vegetables and bacon into 1 cm cubes
- Peel the onion and cut into 1 cm cubes
- Peel the carrot and cut into 1 cm cubes (it's hard, so a little smaller is OK)
- Peel the potato, dig out the eyes (dents) with the corner of the knife, and cut into 1 cm cubes. Put them in a bowl of water after cutting
- Remove the core from the cabbage and cut into 1.5 cm squares. Cut the bacon 1 cm wide
How to tell it's doneEverything is about the same size (about like dice).
Be carefulMove the knife slowly. Curl the fingertips of the hand holding the food inward, and don't point your fingertips at the blade. Carrots and potatoes roll easily, so first cut them in half and put the cut side down before cutting.
2
Stir-fry the bacon and vegetables
- Put 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 cm garlic and the bacon in a pot and put on medium heat
- When it sizzles, add the onion and carrot and stir-fry 3 min
- Drain the potatoes and add them, add the cabbage too, and stir-fry 2 min
How to tell it's doneThe onion is see-through and the cabbage is a little soft.
Be carefulGarlic turns bitter if it burns. If it looks like it's turning brown, add the vegetables right away.
3
Add canned tomatoes and water and simmer
- Add 1 can tomatoes, 400 ml water, 2 tsp consommé granules and 1/2 tsp sugar. If using whole tomatoes, crush them with a spatula
- Bring to a boil (big, bubbling bubbles) on medium heat, then turn to low heat and put the lid on slightly open
- Simmer 15–20 min, stirring from the bottom now and then
How to tell it's doneA bamboo skewer (or a fork) goes in easily when you poke the potatoes and carrots.
Be carefulWhen you take off the lid or stir, it's easy to get burned by steam and splattering soup. Don't put your face right above the pot.
4
Taste and finish
- Add 1/4 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper, mix, and taste it
- If it tastes weak, add salt a pinch at a time. If it's sour, add a pinch of sugar
- Serve in bowls and sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese if you have it
ReadyThe vegetables are soft, the soup is tomato red, and it is steaming.
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If it didn't work out
It is sourThe sourness of the canned tomatoes is still there. Add a pinch of sugar and simmer 5 min more on low heat. Next time, simmer at least 15 min in step 3.
The potatoes or carrots are hardThey were cut too big, or did not simmer long enough. Put on the lid and add 5 min at a time on low heat, checking with a bamboo skewer.
The potatoes fell apart and made it thick and mushyIt simmered too long, or boiled hard on strong heat. The taste doesn't change, so it's fine to eat. Next time, use low heat and turn it off as soon as a bamboo skewer goes through.
The soup went down and got too strong, or the bottom might burnThe lid was open too much and the water boiled off. Add water 50 ml at a time and taste again. Don't scrape the burnt parts.
The taste is weak or dullUsually it needs more salt. Add salt a pinch at a time and taste each time. Add more salt especially when making it without bacon.
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