Menu principale:

RICETTE DEL SALENTO

MINESTRONE WITH SPELT, LEGUMI and VEGETABLE

Ricette

Ingredients:

Lentils or beans
Vegetable
Celery, carrot
Pearl barley
Salt

Prepare the legume that you prefer, lentils or beans. If lentils are of optimal quality you don't need to put in cold water the previous evening. Put them to cook directly in cold water, to slow fire. After approximately half hour of boiling add salt, and varies aromas like onion (preferably red), celery, carrot. Cook for a few minutes, with lentils always covered of water, and eventually always adding hot water.
If you prefer the beans, put them in cold water the previous evening, at the morning throw out the water, wash them and cook to slow fire. To half cooking add it scents, like fennel a garlic clove, and salt.
Prepare vegetable broth: in cold water put celery, carrots, onion, salt and cook to slow fire for three quarters of hour, or 1 hour.
In hot oil brown for some minutes: celery, courgettes, carrots, onions, potatoes, tomatoes cut, green beans (if previously cooked), peas, pearl barley.
Add your vegetable broth and cook to slow fire for at least three quarters of hour.
When cooked is almost finished add your legume previously cooked and cook for other 10 minutes.
Turn off your gas and leave for other 10 minutes with lid.
Good appetite!

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