California Farm Cast Iron Minestrone Stew & Soup

Name: California Farm Cast Iron Minestrone Stew & Soup
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 cups no salt vegetable broth, store bought or home made; 2 cups tomato broth for soup, store bought or home made; 1 cup dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight in cup red wine + cup water, makes 2 cups of beans; 1 cup dried northern white beans, soaked overnight in cup white wine + cup water, makes 2 cups of beans; 1 cup diced red onion; 1 cup diced zuchini; 1 leek cut in rings; 1 cup chopped napa cabbage; 1 cup frozen peas; 1/2 cup diced red sweet pepper; 1/2 cup diced green jalapeno pepper; 1/2 cup chopped celery stalk; 1 cup cured parma ham, diced, or celeriac root, diced; 6 cloves elephant garlic; 4 half portions fettucini, store bought or home made from cup of flour and 2 eggs; 4 Tbs chopped or dried parsley; 4 Tbs grated parmesan cheese for garnish; 2 Tbs olive oil; Twig of rosemary; 4 Bayleaves

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Cured and diced Parma ham flavors this hearty stew, or diced celeriac root for vegetarians, and leftover stew turns into a delicious soup by adding tomato broth.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Cured and diced Parma ham flavors this hearty stew, or diced celeriac root for vegetarians, and leftover stew turns into a delicious soup by adding tomato broth.

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Ingredients

An hour

4 people

8 cupsno salt vegetable broth, store bought or home made
California Farm No Salt Vegetable Broth
2 cupstomato broth for soup, store bought or home made
California Farm Annual Tomato Harvest
1 cupdried red kidney beans, soaked overnight in cup red wine + cup water, makes 2 cups of beans
1 cupdried northern white beans, soaked overnight in cup white wine + cup water, makes 2 cups of beans
1 cupdiced red onion
1 cupdiced zuchini
1leek cut in rings
1 cupchopped napa cabbage
1 cupfrozen peas
1/2 cupdiced red sweet pepper
1/2 cupdiced green jalapeno pepper
1/2 cupchopped celery stalk
1 cupcured parma ham, diced, or celeriac root, diced
California Farm Parma Style Cured Ham
6 cloveselephant garlic
4 halfportions fettucini, store bought or home made from cup of flour and 2 eggs
California Farm Fresh Egg Fettucini and Bowtie Pasta
4 Tbschopped or dried parsley
4 Tbsgrated parmesan cheese for garnish
2 Tbsolive oil
Twig of rosemary
4Bayleaves
Equipment: cast iron dutch oven with lid
Cost: ham $1, vegetables $1, broth $1, fettucini $1, wine $1, per person dinner $1.25

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Steps

An hour

1

Sautee garlic, onion, leek and chopped parma ham or celeriac root in olive oil till fragrant.
2

Make half pound of fresh fettucini: make doughball by squeezing cup of flour and 2 eggs with your fingers, roll out on flour dusted surface to thickness of a penny, roll up like a pancake, slice about 24 thin strips with knife, hang or roll out to straighten, 5 minutes.
3

Simmer the stew: Add 8 cups vegetable broth and all other ingredients except fettucini and parmesan cheese, boil till beans are soft, about 50 minutes. When soft, add fettucini, cook 10 more minutes. Garnish each plate of stew with grated parmesan cheese. Enjoy.
4

To make fresh soup from this stew, dilute leftover stew with 1 cup of tomato broth, stir, add another cup of broth if you want thinner soup. Heat, do not boil. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Enjoy.

Linked Recipes

California Farm No Salt Vegetable Broth

California Farm Parma Style Cured Ham

California Farm Fresh Egg Fettucini and Bowtie Pasta

California Farm Annual Tomato Harvest

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on April 19, 2023 20:38

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.