Minestrone

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g beef
• 5 peppercorns
• 1 bunch of soup vegetables
• 100 g smoked bacon
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 onion(s)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 300 g tomatoes
• 2 carrots
• 2 stalk(s) leeks
• 2 kohlrabi
• 2 potatoes
• 200 g green beans
• 200 g peas
• ½ can/n white beans
• 125g spaghetti
• salt and pepper
• Parmesan, freshly grated
• nutmeg
• basil
• marjoram
• Thyme

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes; Total time approx. 3 hours 10 minutes

Italian vegetable soup

Place the beef with peppercorns and vegetables in lightly salted cold water, bring to a boil, and cook the meat. Strain the broth and dice the meat. Brown the diced smoked bacon in oil in a pot, add the chopped onion and crushed garlic cloves, and sauté until golden brown. Peel and slice the tomatoes, and sauté them with the bacon. Add the meat broth and meat and bring to a boil. Add the cleaned and sliced ​​or diced carrots, leeks, kohlrabi, and potatoes, as well as the broken beans and peas. When the vegetables are almost tender, add the white beans and spaghetti, and season gently and harmoniously with salt, pepper, nutmeg, basil, marjoram, and thyme. Serve the soup in a bowl and serve the Parmesan cheese separately for self-service.