Ribollita Soup From Living Without Magazine Food

SAUSAGE RIBOLLITA SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage and fry in a pan until no longer pink. Drain on paper towels.
• Drain canned tomatoes, reserving the liquid. Dice the tomatoes. Using a potato masher, mash half the beans into a paste (add a bit of broth, if desired, to make mashing the beans easier). Set the tomatoes and beans aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leek and garlic; cook, stirring, until translucent and tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not brown. Season with 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir in carrots, celery and zucchini and the remaining 1 tablespoon oil; cook, stirring, until nearly tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• When the carrots and celery are nearly tender, stir in kale (or chard) and cabbage. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted, 4 to 6 minutes. Add cooked sausage, potatoes, broth, water, the diced tomatoes and juice, the bean puree and whole beans, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Season with celery seed, crushed red pepper and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally and reducing the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer, until all the vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

RIBOLLITA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover the beans with cold water by 1-inch and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to soak overnight in the refrigerator.
• Drain the beans and place them in a large pot with 8 cups of water, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes, until the beans are tender. Set the beans aside to cool in their liquid.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large stockpot. Add the pancetta and onions and cook over medium-low heat for 7 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the carrots, celery, garlic, 1 tablespoon of salt, the pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium-low heat for 7 to 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Add the tomatoes with their puree, the cabbage, if using, the kale, and basil and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for another 7 to 10 minutes.
• Drain the beans, reserving their cooking liquid. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, puree half of the beans with a little of their liquid. Add to the stockpot, along with the remaining whole beans. Pour the bean cooking liquid into a large measuring cup and add enough chicken stock to make 8 cups. Add to the soup and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
• Add the bread to the soup and simmer for 10 more minutes. Taste for seasoning and serve hot in large bowls sprinkled with Parmesan and drizzled with olive oil.

RIBOLLITA - SOUP FROM LIVING WITHOUT MAGAZINE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot. Saute the garlic, onion, celery and carrots until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 2. Add in the potatoes and tomatoes. Pour in the water or broth and reserved tomato juice. Bring to a boil.
• 3. Lower heat and stir in the basil and salt and pepper. Simmer until the potatoes are tender. Mix in the cabbage. Cook for 5 minutes.
• 4. Add the beans, Swiss chard and kale. Cook for another 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly.
• Each serving contains 211 calories, 10g total fat, 1g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 78mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate, 6g fiber, 7g protein.
• This recipe by chef Rebecca Reilly was published in the Winter 2002 issue of Living Without magazine.
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RIBOLLITA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and celery; cook until crisp-tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add next 7 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes. , Stir in bread; cook and stir until bread is softened. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

RIBOLLITA (ITALIAN VEGETABLE/BEAN SOUP)

Steps:

• Start the day before by soaking the beans in plenty of water.
• Drain the beans, cook them in water until soft, about 1 1/2 hour.
• In the meantime, chop all the vegetables and saute the onions, carrots, celery and garlic in the oil.
• Gently fry for about 30 minutes.
• Add broth from the beans + water to make a total of 10 cups.
• Add tomatoes, jalapeno pepper and spinach.
• Add salt and cook on low fire for about 20 minutes.
• Put the beans in the soup and cook on low fire for 40 minutes.
• I does not matter if the soup cooks longer, in fact you can start in the morning and have the soup on the stove the whole day.

TUSCAN-STYLE RIBOLLITA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole over a medium heat and fry the onion, celery and carrot with a pinch of salt for 15 mins until soft. Add the garlic and chilli flakes, and cook for 1 min.
• Stir in the rosemary sprig, tomatoes, stock, beans and parmesan rind, if using, and bring to a simmer. Add the cavolo and cook, covered, for 10 mins. Stir through the bread and cook for several minutes more to warm through, then add the vinegar and season. Spoon into bowls, drizzle with a little more oil and sprinkle with the basil, if using, and the grated cheese.

TUSCAN BREAD AND VEGETABLE SOUP (RIBOLLITA)

Steps:

• Prepare the broth, if necessary.
• Then, pour the olive oil in a large pot.
• Add the celery, carrots, garlic, onion, and herbs.
• Cook, stirring frequently over medium heat until the celery and other aromatics are tender and golden, about 20 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.
• Stir in the beans, remaining vegetables, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the broth and water to just cover.
• Bring to a simmer.
• Cook gently, over very low heat, until the vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.
• Let cool slightly.
• When ready to serve, pour about 4 cups of the soup into a blender or food processor.
• Puree the soup, then transfer it to a pot along with the remaining soup; reheat gently.
• Choose a soup tureen or pot large enough to hold the bread and soup.
• Place a layer of bread slices on the bottom.
• Spoon on enough of the soup to cover the bread completely.
• Repeat layering until all the soup is used and the bread is soaked.
• Let stand at least 20 minutes; it should be very thick.
• Stir the soup to break up the bread.
• Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with the red onion.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.