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"Minestrone" in Italian basically translates to "big soup" which means a nice, hearty soup with plenty of ingredients!
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Minestrone is often lauded for its hearty qualities (the name means, "big soup"), evoking romantic visions of peasants as brown and gnarled as their olive trees (Italian soups are "rough and crude and full of personality" according to Jamie, "very much like some of the old Italian faces") – but, in keeping with its thrifty origins, many are largely vegetarian.
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Minestrone is a wonderfully versatile dish that works with whatever seasonal vegetables you happen to have to hand – just make sure the broth is flavourful enough to give the dish character, without overwhelming the other ingredients, and there's enough starch to satisfy even the most active Tuscan goatherd.
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Minestrone is surely the world's most versatile soup – is there anything you wouldn't put in yours, and what do you like to top it with?
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Minestrone went from an end-of-the-week soup that was often built from odds and ends to a company meal, thickened with up to three kinds of meat and garnished with a cascade of Parmesan cheese.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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But for one feisty Italian old woman, the solution was simple: "Minestrone!" she cried out in her heavy accent, interru ...
Deborah Lehmann: Minestrone, and Three Other Things That Will Save American School Lunch 2009
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The way I saved on oil in the Minestrone recipe was something that I use frequently-- I "sweat" the onions, and other chopped or sliced veggies, in a covered Pyrex casserole or pie plate in the microwave.
Archive 2009-04-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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Today for lunch we had my vegan Minestrone alla Milanese from my book "Nonna's Italian Kitchen".
Archive 2009-04-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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But for one feisty Italian old woman, the solution was simple: "Minestrone!" she cried out in her heavy accent, interru ...
Deborah Lehmann: Minestrone, and Three Other Things That Will Save American School Lunch 2009
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But for one feisty Italian old woman, the solution was simple: "Minestrone!" she cried out in her heavy accent, interrupting a speech at the Slow Food USA Eat-In I attended today in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Deborah Lehmann: Minestrone, and Three Other Things That Will Save American School Lunch 2009
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