Minestrone Soup with Sweet Sausage

Name: Minestrone Soup with Sweet Sausage
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 397 grams cannellini beans, drained; 397 grams garbanzo beans, drained; 1 carrot, chopped; 2 carrots, quartered; 2 ribs celery, quartered; 4 servings Ciabatta rolls, for serving; 3 Tbsps EVOO; 1 bulb fennel, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, sliced or chopped; 1 lemon, sliced; 1 onion, chopped; 1 large onion, quartered with root end attached; 4 servings Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, to pass at the table; 9 servings A few black peppercorns; 2 plum tomatoes; 3 sprigs A few fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped; 9 servings A few stems fresh rosemary; 4 servings Salt; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 177 milliliters broken spaghetti or linguine; 454 grams sweet Italian sausage, bulk or cut from casing; 9 servings A few stems fresh thyme; 3 sprigs A few fresh thyme, leaves stripped and chopped; 2 kilograms whole chicken

Minestrone Soup with Sweet Sausage might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 100g of protein, 64g of fat, and a total of 1848 calories. This recipe serves 4. It works well as a pricey main course. It is perfect for Autumn. A mixture of bulb fennel, celery, parmigiano-reggiano, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the rosemary you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Brie Dessert Pizza with Rosemary and Candied Pecans as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon EVOO in a soup pot over medium heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Soup

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Pot

Add the pasta and toast until deep golden, nutty and fragrant, then remove the pasta and reserve.

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Pasta

Toast

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons EVOO and raise the heat a bit.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Add the sausage and cook until browned, then transfer the sausage to a plate.

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Sausage

Add the carrots, fennel, garlic and onions, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Return the sausage to the pot and add the beans and Chicken Poaching Liquid. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate the tomatoes into the soup.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Sausage

Fennel

Garlic

Onion

Beans

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Box Grater

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Add the rosemary and thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Simmer the soup to combine the flavors. Return the soup to a boil, stir in the toasted pasta and cook until al dente. Ladle the soup into shallow bowls and top with the cheese.

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Rosemary

Cheese

Pasta

Thyme

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Ladle

Serve with ciabbatta rolls. Cook's Note: If you are not serving the soup immediately, cool and store it in the refrigerator before adding the pasta. Return it to a boil and cook the pasta as directed.

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Pasta

Roll

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Place the chicken in a pot and add the bay leaves, carrots, celery, lemons, onions, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme and some salt. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and poach the chicken for 1 hour. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones and separate the meat into bite-size pieces. Strain the stock and reserve.

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Peppercorns

Bay Leaves

Rosemary

Carrot

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Lemon

Onion

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Salt

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Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Barone Ricasoli Colledila Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 85 dollars per bottle.