Friday 14 August 2009

Charlie's summer garden minestrone


  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 onions
  • 3 leeks
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 500g cooking bacon
  • 1 packet fine/green beans (1/2 inch pieces)
  • 4-5 courgettes (diced)
  • small bunch assorted kale and broccoli leaves (chopped)
  • 10-12 mange tout (1 cm pieces)
  • 2 large potatoes (diced)
  • 1 full celery (sliced)
  • 6 carrots (cubed)
  • 4pt vegetable stock
  • 250g small pasta
  • 3 tins chopped tomatoes
  • 4tbsp tomato puree
  • 4tbsp fresh basil
  • 4tbsp cutting celery
  • celery salt and pepper

Adapted from a recipe from my cooking oracle, my mum, who I think got it from my Uncle.

Ingredients in italics optional.

Warning, I make a LOT of soup, lots left over to freeze :) But you need a really big pan!

Fry chopped up bacon together with onions, leek and garlic.

Add beans, courgettes, leaves, mange tout, potatoes, celery, carrots. Sweat off for 10mins.

Add tomatoes, puree, herbs, seasoning and stock.

Add pasta and cook for as long as possible, serve with crusty ciabatta and parmesan.

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