The minestrone is a soup made with vegetables of Italian origin, no fixed ingredients, since it is made from typical vegetables that abound in the different seasons. In the Venezuelan cuisine, is often added short pasta, beans or rice and is usually a purely vegetarian dish, or contain meat or bacon, being a nutritious and complete meal.
Ingredients
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½ kg. of Red Beans |
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⅔ cup thinly sliced Célery |
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⅓ cup Carrot cut into mirepoix |
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1 cup of Potatoes cut into mirepoix |
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2 tazas de thinly sliced Cabbage |
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¾ cup of Tomato cut into mirepoix, skinless |
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2 tablespoons Salt |
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½ teaspoon Black Pepper |
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100 grams of diced Ham |
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1 cup of short Pasta |
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150 grams of Bacon cut into squares |
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¼ cup Oil |
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½ cup Onion cut into brunoise |
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4 cloves of Garlic into brunoise |
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½ cup Red Bell Pepper seeded cut into mirepoix |
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Water enough |
Utensils
| Knife |
| Cutting board |
| Pot |
| Frying pan |
| Containers |
| Bowl |
Preparation
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Select and place the beans to soak in a pot with enough water from one day to another.
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After that time, remove from water and place in a pressure cooker covered with water.
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Bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes.
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Add the celery, carrot, potato, cabbage, tomato, salt and pepper to taste and cook over medium heat until the beans soften.
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Simultaneously prepare the saute in a pan, adding oil until hot and placing the bacon until golden.
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Add onion and garlic and cook until caramelized or wither.
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Add the bell pepper, ham and cook for 4 or 5 minutes.
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Pour the saute into the pot with the beans and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
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Add pasta 10 minutes before removing from heat.
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Serve hot in bowls.
