Some of the most beloved dishes we all know and love hail from Italy—including some pretty delicious soups. Minestrone might well be the first soup that comes to mind when someone mentions this country, and these tips will help you make it as delicious, hearty, and warm as it gets.
Ingredients List
The sky’s the limit when it comes to choosing veggies that you’re going to use in your Minestrone soup. From beans and carrots to tomatoes and onions, you basically can’t make a mistake. Most people add pasta to Minestrone but remember to wait until the end, so it wouldn’t absorb too much broth.
Cooking Stages
Using different veggies is part of Minestrone’s charms, but it also makes the cooking process a little more difficult. Keep in mind you should put them in your soup in stages because they require different cooking times. Boost the flavor of your broth by kicking things off with onion, celery, and carrots, and save longer-cooking veggies such as potatoes for later.
Flavor Boost
Some stages of cooking Minestrone soup require patience, but adding flavor isn’t one of them. You should do it sooner than later, by adding olive oil, butter, parmesan rind, or pesto to the mix so your broth would taste as delicious as possible.
