Minestrone
Minestrone is a traditional Italian vegetable soup made easily with tomato juice. Potato, carrot and onion plus bacon make it hearty, while the bright tang of tomato adds depth to the broth.
Servings2 servings
Cook timeUnder 30 min
DifficultyEasy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Tomato juice1 cup
- Onion1/2
- Potato1
- Carrot1/3
- Bacon4 strips
- Ketchup2 tbsp
- SaltA pinch
- Black pepperA pinch
- Water2 cups
Directions
- 1
Peel 1/3 carrot, 1 potato and 1/2 onion, then cut them into roughly 1cm cubes.
- 2
Pour 2 cups of water into a pot and boil until the vegetables are cooked through.
- 3
When the vegetables are half-cooked, add the bacon cut to a similar size and continue boiling together.
- 4
Once the vegetables are fully cooked, add 1 cup of tomato juice, 2 tbsp of ketchup, salt and pepper, then boil for another 5 minutes to finish.
Tips
Using whole canned tomatoes or cherry tomatoes instead of tomato juice makes the broth taste even deeper.
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