Michael Romano's Secret-Ingredient Soup

Michael Romano's Secret-Ingredient Soup
Michael Romano's Secret-Ingredient Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 216 calories, 12g of protein, and 13g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 6. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. If you have vegetable stock, olive oil, well-washed leeks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
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Add the onion, carrot, leeks, garlic, salt, black pepper, and Aleppo pepper and cook, stirring, until the onion becomes translucent, 8 to 10 minutes.
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Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
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Drain off the excess fat, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the pan. Stir in the cornmeal.
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Add the stock, stirring, and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Stir in the greens and cook for 15 minutes more, or until tender.
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Ladle into bowls and garnish with grated Parmigiano.
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Reprinted with permission from Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home by Michael Romano and Karen Stabiner, © 2013 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score8
Dish TypesSoup
OccasionsFallWinter
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