While at the market I was tempted by the many vegetables available and decided to make a MINESTRONE, a thick hearty Italian soup that can make an easy whole meal in its own right.
Duck Liver terrine (bought ready made from the charcutier)
Vegetable minestrone
Fresh Pears
I bought a thick slice of panceta, 1/2 cabbage, a celery branch, 2 carrots, 2 medium leeks, 2 potatoes (pink) ...
At home, I diced the pancetta. I always have onions and garlic, so I chopped one onion and I crushed 2 garlic cloves.
I heated olive oil in a large pan and put the panceta, onion, and garlic. I used medium heat.
In the meantime, I cleaned, peeld, and diced the vegetables.
When it was golden brown, I added the sliced leeks, diced carrots and potato, chopped celery branch.
I covered and let cook over medium to low heat a few minutes.
I added 8 cups of home made vegetable stock I had in the freezer - if you do not have any, simply add water; add the fresh white beans and one can of Italian peeled and diced tomatoes.
After 20 minutes, I added the cabbage cut in stripes and let cook 15 more minutes.
Season to taste, beware, pancetta is salty so you willl need less salt. Add pepperoncino or another pepper.
Freeze what you wil not use and choose one of the follwoing "finishings" when you use.
> add penne pasta, let cook 10 minutes and add one Tbsp of pesto genovese (pine nuts, basil, parmiggiano, peccorino, gralic, and olive oil mixed).
> add 1/2 cup arborio rice and serve with fresh grated parmiggiano.
We had a delicious duck liver terrine as an appetizer and fresh pears for dessert.
Duck Liver terrine (bought ready made from the charcutier)
Vegetable minestrone
Fresh Pears
I bought a thick slice of panceta, 1/2 cabbage, a celery branch, 2 carrots, 2 medium leeks, 2 potatoes (pink) ...At home, I diced the pancetta. I always have onions and garlic, so I chopped one onion and I crushed 2 garlic cloves.
I heated olive oil in a large pan and put the panceta, onion, and garlic. I used medium heat.
In the meantime, I cleaned, peeld, and diced the vegetables.
When it was golden brown, I added the sliced leeks, diced carrots and potato, chopped celery branch.
I covered and let cook over medium to low heat a few minutes.
I added 8 cups of home made vegetable stock I had in the freezer - if you do not have any, simply add water; add the fresh white beans and one can of Italian peeled and diced tomatoes.
After 20 minutes, I added the cabbage cut in stripes and let cook 15 more minutes.
Season to taste, beware, pancetta is salty so you willl need less salt. Add pepperoncino or another pepper.
Freeze what you wil not use and choose one of the follwoing "finishings" when you use.
> add penne pasta, let cook 10 minutes and add one Tbsp of pesto genovese (pine nuts, basil, parmiggiano, peccorino, gralic, and olive oil mixed).
> add 1/2 cup arborio rice and serve with fresh grated parmiggiano.
We had a delicious duck liver terrine as an appetizer and fresh pears for dessert.
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