Italian · Soup

Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Total time: 3 h 36 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ yellow onion, medium; 2 carrots, medium; 2 stalks celery; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 225 g Savoy cabbage, finely shredded; 115 g green beans; 340 g potatoes, boiling, such as Yukon Gold; 340 g zucchini; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 950 ml homemade meat broth; 950 ml water; 1 piece Parmigiano-Reggiano rind; 250 g canned cannellini beans, drained

A thick vegetable soup built on a base of browned onion, carrot and celery and simmered slowly with cabbage, potato and zucchini, finished with cannellini beans. Better the next day.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on55 min
Total3 h 36 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

½yellow onion, medium
2carrots, medium
2 stalkscelery
3 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
2 tbspunsalted butter
225 gSavoy cabbage, finely shredded
115 ggreen beans
340 gpotatoes, boiling, such as Yukon Gold
340 gzucchini
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
950 mlhomemade meat broth
950 mlwater
1 pieceParmigiano-Reggiano rindoptional
250 gcanned cannellini beans, drained

Contains

Dairy
Celery
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Potato (white)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Cabbage family (any)
Cabbage
Zucchini
Carrot
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Gelatin
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised
Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Meal prep

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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