Minestrone alla Brianzola

Name: Minestrone alla Brianzola (Vegetable Soup from Brianzola)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150 g pork skin, soaked in water for 6 hours, then drained and sliced; 3 desiree potatoes, peeled and finely diced; 2 stalks celery, finely chopped; 1 white onion, finely chopped; 2 sage leaves; 3 litres water; 3 roma (plum) tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 3 carrots, finely chopped; ½ Savoy cabbage, thinly sliced; 2 zucchinis (courgettes), finely chopped; 1½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 400 g fresh borlotti beans, shelled; 100 g lardo, chopped; 1 cup (200 g) carnaroli rice; 1½ tablespoons thinly sliced sage; 150 g Grana Padano, freshly grated; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Vegetable Soup from Brianzola

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Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Lombardian Cookbook

By Alessandro Pavoni and Roberta Muir

Published 2015

About

Lombardian tradition dictates that nothing is wasted in the kitchen, so we usually add the rind of the Grana to this soup. Some delicatessens and cheesemongers will sell it, or you can save it when you grate Grana or parmesan for another dish. For a vegetarian version, leave out the pork skin, which may need to be ordered in advance from your butcher.

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