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De's Minestrone Soup
Ingredients
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup zucchini, diced
2/3 cup celery, chopped
1 1/2 cup potatoes, diced
1 cup cut Italian green beans
1 cup white kidney beans
1 cup (can) pinto beans
salt and pepper
1/2 cup tiny star/other small pasta
1/2 cup basil, chopped w/2 Tbl olive oil
2/3 cup leeks, chopped
Preparation
Soup stock: add 3 beef knuckles or beef shank to 4 quarts cold water and 1 tablespoon salt. Simmer slowly 3 to 4 hours; remove bones. Let cool overnight. Remove fat.

Add soup stock to large pot; bring to boil, 15 to 20 minutes. Ad 1 1/2 to 2 cups water. Salt and pepper; bring to boil. Add carrots, zucchini, celery, potatoes, green beans and pasta; simmer for 20 minutes. Add basil; simmer 10 minutes. Add beans; simmer 20 minutes or so, vegetables should be cooked. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

Primary Category:
Soup
Seconary Categories:
Vegetables
Source:
"Family Favorites", Epiphany School Lady's Guild, Linda Desimone presiding. Recipe by DeDe Torres, page 5, 1987.
William Pollock's Eat Happy