How to prepare minestrone soup

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 18-23 minutes

Ready in: 28-33 minutes

Ingredients:

•             Two tablespoons vegetable oil for frying

•             1 onion, finely chopped

•             2 cloves garlic, crushed

•             1 carrot, diced into small pieces

•             1 medium-sized potato, dices

•             1 stock celery, finely chopped

•             3 medium-sized tomatoes, blanched, peeled and finely chopped

•             ¼ cup macaroni or any other small pasta, uncooked

•             5-6 cups vegetable stock

•             2-3 tablespoons baked beans (optional)

•             Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Note: To blanch tomatoes, put them in boiling water for two to three minutes, then remove peel.

1. In a cooking pot, fry the onions until soft. Add the garlic and cook until golden brown.

2. Add the celery, carrots, and potatoes and stir-fry for about two minutes.

3. Add the macaroni, stir and let it cook for two minutes.

4. Add the blanched tomatoes and let cook for a further two minutes. (Keep stirring so that the macaroni doesn’t stick to the bottom of the cooking pot.)

5. Add the vegetable stock and baked beans. Lower the heat once it has come to a boil, cover and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.

6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot.

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