Name: Minestrone
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 96 16oz
Ingredients: 8 lbs pork (butt, diced); 15 ea onion (diced); 1/2 cup basil (dried); 1/8 cup thyme (dried); 1/8 cup oregano (dried); 1 tbsp pepper (black, ground); 2 cups water; 6 ea eggplant (cubed); 1 cup oil (vegetable); 1 qt Northern Beans (boiled); 200 oz Garbanzo Beans (canned, rinsed, drained); 6 gal stock (pork); 106 oz tomatoes (canned, crushed); 102 oz tomatoes (canned, diced); 6 ea bell peppers (diced); 8 cups carrots (diced); 2 ea cabbage (green, diced); 1/2 cup salt; 1.5 cups parsley (fresh); 1 ea garlic (fresh, peeled); 1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)

Just as there are hundreds of Hungarian Goulash recipes you can find many varieties of Italian Minestrone recipes. Here is our recipe we have used for over 40 years to our customers’ delight !

Minestrone

CourseSoup

Servings	Prep Time
96 16oz	60 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Servings	Prep Time
96 16oz	60 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Minestrone

CourseSoup

Servings	Prep Time
96 16oz	60 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Servings	Prep Time
96 16oz	60 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Ingredients

Meat

8 lbs pork butt, diced
15 ea onion diced
1/2 cup basil dried
1/8 cup thyme dried
1/8 cup oregano dried
1 tbsp pepper black, ground
2 cups water

Eggplant

6 ea eggplant cubed
1 cup oil vegetable

Beans

1 qt Northern Beans boiled
200 oz Garbanzo Beans canned, rinsed, drained

Pork Stock

6 gal stock pork

Vegetables

106 oz tomatoes canned, crushed
102 oz tomatoes canned, diced
6 ea bell peppers diced
8 cups carrots diced
2 ea cabbage green, diced

Seasoning

1/2 cup salt

Garnish

1.5 cups parsley fresh
1 ea garlic fresh, peeled
1 cup Parmesan cheese grated

Servings: 16oz

Units:

Instructions

Roast Meat

Dice pork and roast in oven at 350F until lightly browned. Add herbs, onions and water. Continue to cook until tender and onions are translucent.

Roast Eggplant

Cube eggplant. On flattop grill or in large pan with oil roast eggplant until browned. Set aside and let cool.

Cook Beans

Soak beans overnight. Drain and rinse. Just cover with fresh water and boil until tender. Set aside.

Prep Garnish

Puree parsley with garlic, set aside. Grate Parmesan cheese.

Assemble Soup

Bring stock to boil, add tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add cabbage, continue to simmer until tender. Add drained garbanzo beans, add northern beans with cooking liquid, eggplant, meat. Adjust consistency, season to taste with salt.

Garnish

Garnish with parsley puree and grated parmesan.

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