On Oct 7, 10:15�am, "James Silverton" >
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> �Van �wrote �on Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:02:42 -0400:
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> > "WindyCityPrince" > wrote in message
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> >> Hearty, Classic Minestrone
> >>http://bakedchicago.typepad.com
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> >> 2 tablespoons olive oil
> >> 1 medium onion, chopped
> >> 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
> >> 1 large celery stalk, diced
> >> 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
> >> 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
> >> kosher salt and ground black pepper
> >> 15 ounces whole, peeled tomatoes, drained and finely chopped
> >> 1 large potato, peeled and diced
> >> 1/4 head green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
> >> 15 ounces cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
> >> 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
> >> 1 garlic clove, minced
> >> 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
> >> 3/4 cup grated Parmesan, for serving
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> > I made this recipe this morning with only one modification: �I
> > substituted
> > some of my homemade chicken stock for 4 cups of the water. Came out
> > absolutely delicious!!
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> I wondered about that too since most Minestrone recipes that I know of
> include some animal protein, sometimes salt pork. Is "Classic"
> Minestrone soup a vegetarian dish or not?


There is vegetarian minestrone available or can be made vegetarian but
by default it contains some small quantity of meat, tyically contains
pork, ie. the Classic version contains panceta.