Zuppa di Cavolo Valpellinense

Cabbage Soup, Valpellina Style

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1996

  • About

What a wonderful (and economical) way of using leftover bread. Cabbage is cheap, too. The other ingredients are very typical of the Aosta Valley and make this a remarkable, simple and delicious winter dish.

Ingredients

  • 675 g ( lb) Savoy cabbage
  • 200 g (7

Method

Clean, trim and slice the cabbage. Boil in lightly salted water until tender, then drain. Take a large saucepan and place over a gentle heat. Put a layer of cabbage in the bottom while still warm, then a layer of bread, then a layer of Fontina. Continue doing this until the ingredients are finished. Gently press down the ingredients with the ladle. Bring the stock to the boil and pour over the