Minestrone

Minestrone

Category: First meal

Kitchen: italian

Ingredients
1. onion	1 medium onion
2.carrots	2 small
3.celery root	1 small
4.garlic	2 cloves
5.potatoes	3 medium
6. squash	1 small
7. eggplant	1 small
8. bell pepper	2 small
9. broccoli	2 large inflorescences
10 cauliflower	2 large inflorescences
11.tomatoes	3 small
rast. oil for frying	2 tbsp. l.
salt pepper	taste
greens (basil of two colors, dill, celery leaves, parsley)	large bundle
green lentils	3 tbsp. l.

Cooking method

• Midsummer is an abundance of vegetables. And, of course, the minestrone, in which you can put all the vegetables at once, and in which all the colors and aromas of summer are collected, will come just in time. It can be cooked all summer long, changing the composition, but adhering to the technology, and, I assure you, this soup will never get bored !!!
• Three rules, subject to which, the soup has the right to be called "Minestrone":
• 1. The number of vegetables for the soup must be at least ten.
• Of course, you can cook the soup with a smaller amount, and it will also be very tasty. But then it will be ala-minestrone or minestrone in Russian
• I got eleven.
• 2. The main subtlety in the technology is that the vegetables are first stewed for a long time, then they are poured with broth or water, everything together is brought to a boil, herbs are added, three more minutes - and you're done. Be sure to let it brew!
• 3. There should be a lot of herbs-spices with an Italian bias! What an Italian without herbs!
• In CB 6501 there is an amazing mode - "Baby food", in which vitamins and aromas are preserved under high pressure. This mode is the best fit for cooking minestrone.
• Well, let's get started.
• Prepare vegetables in advance.
• 
• Wash, peel, cut into small cubes. Roots - carrots, celery and, if available, parsley root - can be grated on a coarse grater.
• I crushed the garlic with the flat side of a knife and chopped finely, so there will be more aroma than through a garlic press.
• Broccoli and cauliflower disassembled into small inflorescences. And the stems on which these inflorescences were kept (in the photo - on the left) were also finely chopped.
• 
• Pour vegetable oil at the bottom of the saucepan, the handle on the lid is turned to the open lock position. Turn on the "Fry" mode. And gradually fry vegetables with the lid open for 15 minutes. We lay vegetables according to the degree of hardness, in descending order. We stir with a spatula all the time.
• First, onion + garlic until golden brown,
• 
• then potatoes, after 2 minutes - carrots and celery root, then broccoli and cauliflower, then pepper, eggplant, zucchini, and last of all - tomatoes. Add washed lentils, mix.
• 
• We close the lid. "Baby food" mode. By default, time is 20 minutes, pressure is 70.
• Boil 1 liter of water. Chop the washed greens finely.
• The bell rang. Slowly release the pressure by pressing the gray steam button on the handle.
• We open the lid. Salt, pepper, add greens.
• 
• Add 1 liter of hot water or any broth. We close the lid. "Baby food" mode. Using the timer button, set the time - 3 minutes. Start. When finished, release the pressure. Let it brew for a few minutes
• 
• pour on plates. Add fresh herbs, season with cream or sour cream, or sprinkle with grated parmesan.
• We invite everyone to the table!
• Tips for Russian reality:
• Parmesan can be replaced with any hard, spicy cheese. Nr, Dutch. Grate it in advance on a fine grater so that it dries up, and add to plates when serving
• If you are going to add beets to the soup, then add a little of it so that it does not overwhelm other vegetables with its taste.
• Leaf celery also has a root that can be grated into soup
• Let me remind you that pumpkin grows in the garden! And you can buy ginger root ... Well, I won't talk about asparagus, it bites! Green beans come in handy too! And beet leaves! Or maybe someone is growing a turnip or rutabaga?
• By the way, I didn't count the lentils, but in vain! Legumes count too! So my soup is made from 12 vegetables!

Cooking program:

Frying, Baby food

Note

The classic thick Italian soup made from fresh vegetables is the minestrone soup. If we translate the name from Italian into Russian, then this is not even a soup, but a soup, so it should be rich, thick, dense. Therefore, the more vegetables there are in the soup, the better. As they say, the spoon should stand.
Probably, if there is a soup, and even such a famous one as minestrone, then there must be a recipe for its preparation? You are wrong! Minestrone is a seasonal soup. What vegetables are there, they are added to the soup. Add to this the imagination of the cook, the preferences of various regions of Italy, and you will understand that there are exactly as many recipes for minestrone as there are chefs who cook it. And even a little more.
Italians are very fond of adding tomatoes to the minestrone. They can, of course, cook without them, then it will turn out "white" minestrone. Never ask if a vegetable can be added to a minestrone, just add it and that's it. But if there are less than ten vegetables, then this soup has no right to be called minestrone.
In accordance with the recipe for cooking minestrone, some vegetables are pre-sautéed in vegetable oil before being added to the soup, while the soup itself is boiled with a little water, in fact, the vegetables are stewed. And they extinguish it for a long time, about three hours. More is possible. They say that it used to be prescribed to cook it for 5-6 hours, but the pace of life is growing, so at least at least three hours.
The recipe for cooking minestrone does not at all prohibit cooking soup in broth: chicken or meat. Depending on the recipe, minestrone adds meat, cheese dressing, prosciutto slices.
Almost every minestrone recipe involves the addition of legumes to it. Moreover, it can be both fresh and dry peas and beans, beans or lentils. Fresh legumes boil down quickly and are therefore not pre-processed. But if you decide to use dried legumes for cooking, then you need to soak them in advance, and they cook them much longer.
Some minestrone recipes recommend enhancing the taste of the soup by adding hot pepper, garlic, and ginger. And, of course, what kind of Italian soup can do without herbs? Dill, basil, thyme, oregano are also included in the minestrone recipe.
Nutritionists say that minestrone contains so few calories that much more calories are spent on its digestion than is contained in a bowl of soup, and they recommend cooking minestrone for those who wish to lose weight.

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Cool recipe. I’m already sitting and mentally counting the number of types of vegetables in my refrigerator. Lack I will definitely cook. Moreover, the recipe is as easy as shelling pears. Thank you Gasha

Ksyunya, to your health! If it's less than ten, it doesn't matter! You have no Italians in your family! Just grab some vegetables for a very thick soup

[Gash]

And I have no doubt that it will be very tasty! I will definitely cook.
Gash, and what's so little white?

in general, it's a little bit wrong .. * JOKINGLY * nothing should be spent on digestion .. (the dish itself should digest itself, why right now they serve potatoes even in restaurants with peels? Because the millimeter layer under the skin exactly digests the potatoes itself and is not deposited in an organism in the form of varicose veins: girl_in_dreams: but unfortunately I can't eat potatoes with a peel (so that the energy enters the body and is not spent on digestion) and immunity is preserved .. oh, who would have taught mine to vegetables .. I will cook it anyway!

Gyyy ...The sour cream has spread ... It just doesn't work so that it doesn't spread. I drip "artistically" - so beautiful, until I click - have already blurred ...

If you are talking about a photo of vegetables, then cauliflower

Lorik, I don't understand ... Can it be simpler? What's wrong?

that's not it ..

Nutritionists say that minestrone contains so few calories that much more calories are spent on its digestion than is contained in a bowl of soup, and they recommend cooking minestrone for those who wish to lose weight.

Well, you can't have something spent on digestion, this is our immunity is spent .. Gasha do not pay attention .. we want to eat deliciously: rose: everyone has their own term .. and this is also beautiful!

I mean, probably, that a lot of calories are spent on digesting vegetables. And there are a lot of them in the minestrone.

If you are talking about a photo of vegetables, then cauliflower

No, I saw cauliflower. I'm talking about little white in the soup. Now it is clear that this is highly artistic sour cream.

Ltd!!! What a timely recipe !!! Already dragged off to bookmarks ... Thank you !!!

You are welcome!

[Gashenka]

Gashenkawhat delicious food! And the composition! Well this is sheer utility! And the photo is so delicious!
Gyyy ... Sour cream has spread ... It just doesn't work so that it doesn't spread out. I drip "artistically" - so beautiful, until I click - have already blurred ...
Sour cream is just so tempting, I am so very impressed!

Yeah, Marishka, delicious! This summer we are thoroughly addicted to this soup ... Absolutely everyone likes it, even the meat-eating men ...

YOKLMN ... And why I did not recognize the current here on the forum, what names I did not read !!!
I also mentally walked through the garden - I counted only seven. And such a beautiful name - "Minestrone": !!! I don’t grow celery root ... But can you get early cabbage? instead of any broccoli - I don't have them in my garden. Cucumbers won't do anything. The peas have grown green, I will throw overseas lentils instead. But be sure to show off in front of my friends - "But, if you please, sir, a la Minestrone soup!"
Gasha, thanks for the recipe and insight into the history of the dish!
Oh, I forgot! And in a simple cartoon, after Frying for Stewing, just set it for 3 hours?

Irishka, to all questions - the answer is YEAAA !!! And I did it with beets too ...

Only after Stewing in the cartoon, after pouring boiling water, turn on the Steam Cooking to boil

Why, we still haven't had such a famous soup on the forum? Gasunya, you are a genius.
I have eaten minestrone in Italy many times. It is really tasty, rich, thick. And everyone sprinkles it with Parmesan. At least in Emilia-Romagna, where in any cafe a cup with grated Parmesan and a spoon is on the table like we have salt))) And I think this has a certain charm, because seasonal vegetables are soft enough to taste, and Parmesan is cheese " acute".

ABOUT!!! Exactly! Why have I "missed" this bed? !! tomorrow, on a white day, after a working week (and even the first one after a vacation), I will leisurely walk through the garden estates and find all ten ingredients! And there will be no "a la"!
Gasha !!!

We had recipes for Minestrone. There are three things, for sure ... But, firstly, they are all different, and, secondly, I'm testing, that is, I'm speaking on the case !!!

And about the fact that you can sprinkle with Parmesan - I have written!
Irish, right! ANY vegetables !!! And tops and roots !!!

Well I read it, it is written.))) I just confirm that it is so. Honest pioneer, I saw it myself.

Or maybe I just want to talk to you!

Aaaaa ... get worn out - I love it !!!

What a deliciously healthy recipe!
You need to buy more vegetables on the market for it, there is clearly not enough available in stock .... And with Italian herbs at home, there is tension, there is only a French mixture from Provence, brought from there recently ... It will fit, probably?

Lil, what's in this mixture? If you have basil, savory, oregano (oregano), then it will do!

I don’t remember exactly, but it smells delicious ..... And I have basil in my garden, I’ll put fresh!

Right! And more!

I recently listened to the speech of a well-known nutritionist at the Autoradio.He still makes up many of our pop stars of the diet ...
So he said that meat broths are terrible, terrible, cholesterol from them immediately on our hips - jump! and we got fat immediately from this ...
I've been thinking - and how do we all live, eating meat soups, broths, borscht? Yes, at the same time, it seems normal, not fat at all Something does not add up here ...
BUT! in the light of the above - Minestrone rules !!! _{only boiled on water}

Still driving!

Gasha, thanks for the recipe! I can already imagine how delicious it is! I will definitely cook one of these days!

I will wait!

What a wonderful dish! In the summer even here you can collect the whole set of vegetables and cook, which makes us worse than the Italians.

Vasya, I also think that nothing! And sometimes even better !!!

[Gasha]

Gasha, lovely soup! Once in winter I cooked it in a huge saucepan, they ate everything, even my meat-eater husband. I wanted to go on a diet, they didn't give

Uh-huh, Irish! I, too, naively thought that I cook soup only for girls!

The number of vegetables for the soup should be at least ten.

mnu current zucchini !!!
shl. Pts looks delicious !!

Well, you're lying after all ... Onions, carrots, potatoes are always there ... And surely there is something hidden in the freezer

And surely there is something hidden in the freezer

are you hinting at a moose ???

So what? Can he be a vegetable too?

yeah .. mutant ...

Ksenia, well, tear off your ... from the chair, count ... I really wonder



Beans (peas) also count!

Well, whoever you want to take to the barricades. I rummaged in the bins:
1. Potatoes
2. Bow
3. Carrots
4. Eggplant
5. Pepper
6. Green beans
7. green peas
8. Lentils
9. Zucchini
10. Corn

So go? There is also spinach and mushrooms.

Gyyy ... Frighteningly many beans!

Smash, replace corn and lentils with spinach and mushrooms and cook!

Although ... Mushrooms are not vegetables ...

Ahhh ... there must be garlic!

Gyyy ... Frighteningly many beans!

Smash, replace corn and lentils with spinach and mushrooms and cook!

Although ... Mushrooms are not vegetables ...

Ahhh ... there must be garlic!

So .. crossed out corn and lentils .. added spinach and garlic .. pralna? I could have had a tomato, but I don’t eat it with eggplant. Lan, maybe tomorrow I'll see something suitable on the market.

Not! Be sure to put the tomato! This is not a stew for you! And in the soup it will be very useful, you'll see!

Will it not be sour? For me, they always sour for a couple.

No no! Believe me! You can add a little sugar to 0.5-1 tsp. on the whole pot ... I usually put sugar, but now I have a very sweet carrot, and it was the very thing!

And I highly recommend keeping packets of cauliflower and broccoli in the freezer just in case - they help out a lot.

Yes, I always add sugar too.

And if without the miracle casters .. how long does it take to "stew for a long time"? Hour?

Bush, you have a cuckoo ... can't you cook it in it? Simmer until vegetables are soft. They should be completely cooked so that later, add herbs and water (broth), bring to a boil and turn off.

Lan, I persuaded, I will do it in Cuckoo.

While you were bred lalas-balals here, I made a soup and bungled
Languishes in a slow cooker, tomorrow I will shoot a sample

Well, at least one business man was found !!! I'm waiting for tomorrow with a photo!