Name: Tuscan bean soup (ribollita)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 145 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 3 medium (450g) onions, chopped coarsely; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 200 gram piece italian bacon (speck) or pancetta, chopped; 2 medium (240g) carrots, chopped coarsely; 2 sticks (300g) celery, trimmed, chopped; 2 400g cans tomatoes; 1/4 medium (500g) savoy cabbage, shredded; 1 medium (120g) zucchini, chopped coarsely; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 cup (500ml) beef consomme or stock; 2 litre (8 cups) water; 400 gram can borlotti beans, rinsed, drained; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 thick slices ciabatta (italian bread); extra-virgin olive oil, for serving

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

3 medium (450g) onions, chopped coarsely

2 clove garlic, crushed

200 gram piece italian bacon (speck) or pancetta, chopped

2 medium (240g) carrots, chopped coarsely

2 sticks (300g) celery, trimmed, chopped

2 400g cans tomatoes

1/4 medium (500g) savoy cabbage, shredded

1 medium (120g) zucchini, chopped coarsely

2 sprigs fresh thyme

2 cup (500ml) beef consomme or stock

2 litre (8 cups) water

400 gram can borlotti beans, rinsed, drained

salt and freshly ground black pepper

6 thick slices ciabatta (italian bread)

extra-virgin olive oil, for serving

Method

1.Heat oil in a large saucepan or stock pot. Add the onion, garlic and bacon or pancetta. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until onion is soft.

2.Add carrots, celery, undrained crushed tomatoes, cabbage, zucchini, thyme, consomme or stock and water. Bring to the boil, then simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours.

3.Add beans and simmer, uncovered, for a further 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

4.Meanwhile, toast or grill bread. Place a slice of bread in the base of six serving bowls; top with soup and drizzle with extra olive oil.

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Ribollita, meaning “re-boiled”, is from Tuscany, Italy. It gains its name from the fact that it tastes better when reheated the day after it is made.
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