Sheldon wrote:
> On Oct 7, 10:15?am, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
>> ?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?
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> 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.

He's right. A lot of times pork sausage is used in minestrone.

kili