Sicilian Country Style Soup
From chefmeow 15 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 6
SICILIAN COUNTRY STYLE SOUP This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Nelson Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1998.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dried fava beans shopping list
- 1/2 cup dried great northern beans shopping list
- 6 cups water shopping list
- 1 large onion finely chopped shopping list
- 1 carrot peeled and finely chopped shopping list
- 1 small celery stalk finely chopped shopping list
- 4 cups savoy cabbage cut into 1” pieces shopping list
- 2 cups bibb lettuce cut into 1” pieces shopping list
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- extra virgin olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Place fava beans in medium saucepan.
- Place great northern beans in large bowl.
- Add enough cold water to each to cover by 3” then allow to soak overnight.
- Bring fava beans to boil in their soaking liquid then boil 5 minutes.
- Drain fava beans and cool slightly.
- Using small sharp knife make small slit in skin of each bean.
- Peel off outer skins and discard then drain great northern beans.
- Bring 6 cups water to boil in large pot then add all beans, onion, carrot and celery.
- Partially cover and simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
- Add cabbage and lettuce then partially cover and cook stirring occasionally for 1 hour.
- Season with salt and pepper then ladle into bowls and sprinkle with parmesan then oil.
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