Minestrone

Minestrone

Side Dish

  • 5

    Number of People

  • Affordable

    Cost

  • Easy

    Difficulty

  • Prep time

  • Cook time

Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 1 small turnip (diced)
  • 4 leeks (sliced)
  • 2 celery stalks (chopped)
  • 1 medium carrot (diced)
  • 3 runner beans (sliced)
  • 2 tomatoes (skinned and chopped)
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) tomato puree
  • 1 crushed garlic clove (optional)
  • 1.2 liters (2 pts) hot beef or vegetable stock
  • 50g spaghetti (broken into 2,5cm stands)
  • 35g grated gruyere or parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.

Preparation

Melt 25g of the butter and fry the turnip, leeks, celery and carrot for about 5 minutes.

Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato puree and garlic.

Pour in hot stock.

Use pressure level 2.

close lid and bring to full pressure.

Cook for 25 minutes.

Lift the cooker away from the heat, and to cool at room temperature without altering the pressure selector.

When the pressure indicator drops down, open the lid.

Add the spaghetti and the remaining butter.

Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally and boil without the lid on for 15 minutes.

Serve immediately and sprinkle over grated cheese.