Italian Minestrone Soup Coca-Cola
Recipe
- Title:
- Italian Minestrone Soup Coca-Cola
- Categories:
- Soups/stews, Italian, Beef
- Yield:
- 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb Blade chuck roast OR
- 1/4 c Onion, diced
- Meaty soup bones
- 1/4 c Parsley, chopped
- 2 1/2 qt Water
- 1
- Clove garlic, minced
- 2 ts Salt
- 1/2 c (2 oz) elbow macaroni
- 1 sm Onion
- 1 cn (6 oz) tomato paste
- 1/2 c Celery leaves
- 1 c COCA-COLA
- 1
- Bay leaf
- 1 tb Olive oil
- 2
- Slices, bacon, diced
- 1 tb Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 c Kidney beans
- 1 tb Italian seasoning
- 1/2 c Green beans, fresh/chopped
- 1 ts Salt
- 1/2 c Celery, diced
- 1/4 ts Black pepper
- 1/2 c Green peas
- Parmesan cheese,
- 1/2 c Zucchini, thinly sliced
- Grated (optional)
- 1/2 c Carrots, thinly sliced
Directions
- In a large pan, place the meat, water, salt, small onion, celery leaves, and bay leaf.
- Cover and simmer about 2-1/2 hours until the meat is tender.
- Remove the meat.
- Strain the broth (should measure 2 quarts).
- Add ice cubes to the broth to harden the fat and remove the fat.
- Discard the fat.
Directions
- Finely dice the meat, discarding any fat and bones (should be about 2 cups).
- In a 5 to 6 quart kettle or Dutch oven, combine the beef broth and the meat.
- Place over low heat while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Directions
- Pan-fry the bacon until crisp.
- Add the bacon and the drippings and all the remaining ingredients, except Parmesan cheese, to the broth.
- Cover and simmer about 30 minutes, until the vegetables and macaroni are tender.
- Serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Makes about 3 quarts.
- Recipe: "International Cooking with Coca-Cola", a give-away pamphlet from The Coca-Cola Company, 1981
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