Minestrone

Ingredients:

• 8 oz canellini beans, soaked
• 3 - 4 tbs olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 clove garlic, chopped
• 4 sticks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 small head cabbage
• 4 oz green beans, cut into 1" pieces
• 8 oz tomatoes
• 1 dried red chili
• 6 C water
• 1 Sprig rosemary
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 oz pasta
• 3 zucchini, peeled diced
• 1 pound fresh basil
• 1 pound fresh parsley
• Salt
• Pepper

In large pot add oil, onion and garlic. Saute until onions are soft. Add celery, carrots, cabbage and green beans. Drain beans and add to pot along with tomatoes and chili. Add water and bring to a boil. Add rosemary and bay leaf. Simmer uncovered about 1½ hrs. Add pasta and cook for 10 min. Add zucchini and cook another 20 minutes. Remove rosemary and bay leaf, and add herbs, salt and pepper. Serve with crusty French bread and a good chianti.

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Michael Fritsche
mbf@fritsche.org

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