Vegetable Chowder Recipe

(Minestrone alla Milanese)



Cut off the rind of 1/2 lb. salt pork and put it into two quarts of

water to boil. Cut off a small slice of the pork and beat it to a paste

with two or three sprigs of parsley, a little celery and one kernel of

garlic. Add this paste to the pork and water. Slice two carrots, cut the

rib out of the leaves of 1/4 medium sized cabbage. Add the carrots,

cabbage leaves, other vegetables, seasoning and butter to the soup, and

let it boil slowly for 2-1/2 hours. The last 1/2 hour add one small

handful of rice for each person.



When the pork is very soft, remove and slice in little ribbons and put

it back.



The minestrone is equally good eaten cold.

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