Name: Porcini, Potato, and Pasta Soup (Minestra di Pasta, Porcini, e Patate)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 4 cups homemade meat broth or ½ each beef and chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 4 cups water; 6 ounces tubetti or another small pasta suitable for soup; Salt; 2 cups water; ½ medium yellow onion; 1 to 2 fresh sage leaves; 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound white or Yukon Gold potatoes; 1 rib celery; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
2 cups water
½ medium

Method

Put the dried porcini in a bowl with the water and soak for at least 15 minutes.
Peel and finely chop the onion. Peel and cut the celery into ¼-inch dice. Peel the potatoes and cut into ½-inch dice. Put the potatoes in a bowl and cover with cold water to prevent them from discoloring.
Put the onion, celery, and olive oil in a soup pot and place over m