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    Elsah's Landing Restaurant Harvest Minestrone

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    2 oz salt pork, blanched and diced
    remove rind. Cover pork with boiling water...soak for 20 minutes...drain and dice..
    chill for easier dicing..

    I have substituted about 6 pieces of fatty bacon .cut up and fry and use drippings to brown
    1/2 lb. of ground beef. Same directions for salt pork..

    add 2 medium onions, diced
    1 cup chopped celery
    1 clove minced garlic
    to browned beef..
    cook over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender..

    combine in a large pan..
    4 cups water
    6 oz tomato paste
    1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
    1 tsp. thyme
    1 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp/ oregano with meat mixture and salt pork or bacon..
    reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes..

    add 1 pound washed fresh spinach
    2 large zucchini, diced
    8 oz can baby lima beans..
    cover and simmer for 15 minutes..

    stir in 1/2 cup elbow macaroni, cooked al dente..

    garnish each serving with grated Parmesan cheese. Serves 4 to 6

 

 

 


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