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Homemade Minestrone
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 70 Minutes
Servings: 8
A homemade minestrone soup I found in betty crockers Soup, Stew and Chili cookbook
Ingredients:
2 beef shanks (about 1 lb.)
1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons chopped onions
2 romaine leaves (torn into bite size pieces)
2 large cabbage leaves, red (coarsely chopped)
1 medium baking potato (by this i assume they mean russets or some other brown potato)
1 medium carrot, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
4 quarts water
1/2 cup dried split peas
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper (i prefer freshly ground if possible)
2 medium stalk celery (about 1 cup)
2 pear shaped tomatoes, chopped (by this i assume they meant roma tomatoes)
1 bay leaf
1 cup uncooked rotini pasta
Directions:
1. Remove bones and fat from beef shanks, then cut into 1 inch pieces. Heat oil in 6 quart Dutch Oven, using medium heat. Cook beef, onion and garlic in oil, stirring frequently until beef is light brown. Stir in romaine, cabbage, Potatoe, and carrot. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until romaine is wilted. Stir in remaining ingredients except rotini. Heat to boiling; Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 40 minutes. Stir in rotini and simmer 10 minutes or until rotini is tender. Remove bay leaf.
By RecipeOfHealth.com