How to cook minestrone from the fact that there exists a home
Educational Program Food / / December 19, 2019
Minestrone - a traditional Italian soup with seasonal vegetables. Therefore, the taste and appearance will depend on where and when preparing a dish. But there are common elements that make this soup is so flavorful and satisfying.
What to put in a minestrone
Minestrone dignity that it can be prepared from almost anything. Initially, it was made of the fact that it was the hostess in the kitchen. The main ingredients of the soup, in addition to vegetables, are paste and beans. But even they can be replaced if desired.
For minestrone you exactly need:
- 1 onion;
- 1-3 carrots;
- a few cloves of garlic.
In addition, the Italians almost always put in the soup 2-3 stalks of celery.
Next, choose vegetables depending on the season and availability. During the cold period can be added to cabbage soup, some svokol, frozen broccoli, cauliflower and green beans. In the summer and early autumn for minestrone suitable zucchini, zucchini, eggplant, Peppers, tomatoes, peas and pumpkin.
Do not use the Brussels sprouts and arugula: they can kill the taste of other vegetables.
Greens often used spinach, parsley, rosemary, basil and thyme.
Potatoes, legumes (such as beans, chickpeas and lentils), pasta, rice and even make barley soup nourishing.
What is needed broth
As a rule, minestrone add plain water. Absorbing the flavor and aroma of roasted vegetables, it becomes saturated vegetable broth.
However, some still prefer to make soup already prepared chicken or other meat broth.
Italians love broth of pork ham on the bone, and pancetta. It can replace fried bacon.
How to cook minestrone
The secret of cooking fragrant minestrone in a very slow roasting vegetables. dice bow, Carrots and celery and chop the garlic. Put them in a pan with a few tablespoons of olive oil and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes until vegetables soften.
Then add the remaining vegetables and diced, and cook 15 minutes. You can put 2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste.
Pour vegetables 1.5-2 liters of water or broth, season with salt, ground black pepper and other spices of your choice. Bring the soup to a boil over medium heat.
To get even thicker soup, some prefer pyurirovat in blender half-cooked vegetables.
Reduce heat, add the chopped herbs, as well as pasta, diced potato or rice. Cook until done last ingredients.
If you want to add beans or other legumes, it is best to boil them in advance and add to the soup for about 10 minutes before end of cooking. You can also use canned beans.
How to apply minestrone
Minestrone soup is called the second day, because after a few hours it becomes even richer and tastier. But you can apply it on the table and immediately after cooking.
In Italy, the spilled soup on the plates were lightly sprayed with olive oil, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and decorate with basil leaves. Some add to the finished sauce a little minestrone pesto.
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