Minestrone Alla Milanese Soup Ingredients:
2 oz Pork back or bacon Diced
1 Onion chopped
2 lg Tomatoes diced
4 Stalks celery chopped
4 oz Cooked rice or barley
2 md Potatoes -- diced
2 tb Grated parmesan
1 tb Parsley chopped
6 c Stock or consomme
1 lg Carrot diced
2 oz Butter
4 oz Canned white beans
1 Salt & pepper
4 oz Marrow, veal if poss --
Instructions for Minestrone Alla Milanese Soup
Saute bacon, onion, celery & carrot over moderate heat without browning for 10 min. Stir occasionally. Add beans, potatoes, marrow and stock. (If you want to substitute barley for the rice, add it now.) Simmer covered for 1 1/2 hrs. Add tomatoes and rice (if you didnt use barley). Season and simmer for another 20 minutes. Just berfore serving, add parmesan & parsley. Serve w/addl. cheese at the table.
