Minestrone soup - Italian recipe

Sonia cooks a delicious and hearty minestrone soup, a healthy dish that you can personalize with your favourite vegetables! Find this and many more recipes on the Giallozafferano App in English http://itunes.apple.com/app/giallozafferano-recipes/id384387249?mt=8

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Look at the amazing colours of my vegetables... yes, I know, it will take some time to wash and clean them, but it will be worth it, because I'll make a delicious and hearty minestrone soup, with a few tips of mine. Would you like to know how? We'll cook it together!
To prepare the minestrone soup, first of all make a mirepoix: take a pot, large enough to hold all the vegetables, heat a little oil, then add the carrot, the celery, the onion and the garlic, that have been finely diced, as you can see.
When the mirepoix is lightly browned, add the whole piece of bacon, in case you want to remove it when the soup is ready... in this way, the flavour of vegetables is enhanced by bacon fat. As you can see, I've already prepared the other vegetables: cut the tomatoes into cubes removing the inner seeds, do the same with the pumpkin, the potatoes and the zucchini, chop the leek and cut the cauliflower into small florets; since they are not in season, I'm using precooked beans and frozen peas, but if they are in season you can buy and shell the fresh ones, of course. So, once the bacon is browned, add the vegetables: pumpkin and potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, leek, cauliflower, beans, and peas. Now add enough cold water... to cover all the vegetables.
When the water comes to a boil, add salt and the Parmesan rinds. Let the vegetables simmer gently until cooked.
The vegetables are cooked, so turn off the heat, add the chopped parsley and basil, salt and pepper to taste and, finally, drizzle a little oil. The minestrone soup is ready to be served!
Mmmh... it's simply delicious! It's needless to say that you can use any vegetable you like, or include the vegetables in season. Another tip is to serve the minestrone soup with toasted bread slices and grated parmesan cheese on the side, so your guests can help themselves as desired. From Sonia and Giallozafferano, bye bye and see you next videorecipe!
Ingredients for 6-8 servings
• 1/3 lb (150 g) of leek
• 1/3 lb (150 g) of cauliflower
• 2 stalks of celery
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2/3 lb (300 g) of tomatoes
• 2 zucchini
• 2 potatoes
• 7 oz (200 g) of frozen peas • 7 oz (200 g) of canned pinto beans, drained weight
• 7 oz (200 g) of pumpkin
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 1 bunch of basil
• 2 Parmesan rinds
• 1,5 oz (40 g) of smoked bacon
• olive oil to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• water as needed

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[atrinka1]

I notice your book on the back!!!! What can you tell us about it? Ahh and you look great Sonia, the yellow is your color!

[yellowsaffron]

@atrinka1 Yes, it's my first book, published by Mondadori!!! Here is the book trailer youtube.com/watch?v=iE430iH7RW­E: it collects my best recipes,but unfortunately it's only in Italian for now... you can buy it on Amazon, or find the same recipes on the English iPhone&iPad App!

[kucibaba2]

I always saw all minestrone soups had pasta and tomato sauce in it. I'm surprised that this is minestrone.It looks like vegatable soup.

[yellowsaffron]

@kucibaba2 You can add pasta or rice, but the original minestrone soup is made only with vegetables

[JunkMale57]

Recipe looks great! I will make it soon.

I noticed the clock on the wall behind you does not change during the entire video. I was trying to get a feel for how long your prep and cooking time took until I realized it was either 24 hours or happened instantly....

Or, maybe you edit things out of order and don't want the clock going forward and backward?

[yellowsaffron]

@JunkMale57 That clock doesn't work!

[BTownMiss]

Sonia looks as delish as the soup! lol She looks 10 years younger in this video.

[H0tkebab]

I love potato and pasta in mine, probably not traditional, but tasty and hearty none the less.

[typhoidmary34]

Thank you, Sonia......very delicious and healthy recipe. I love healthy recipes where I can get tons of vegetables in...and protein too.

[313History313]

Thanks a lot , healthy soup

[GoldfishLight]

holy crap the time on the clock is the same time in my region right now O.o

[idam32]

I so very much appreciate that you put such detailed description in the info bar. It helps a lot!