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The Soup Rustica

Soup of legumes, cereals and potatoes with fried garlic, rosemary and sage.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 13 hours 45 minutes
Course - soup, first dish
Cuisine tuscany
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gr. mixed legumes and cereals for Rustica soup
  • 4 spoons olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 n. potato
  • 1 spoon lard cream
  • 2 l. vegetable broth
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 8 leaves sage
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 50 gr. tomato concentrate

Instructions
 

Cooking soup

  • Rinse several times mixed legume / cereal and put it to soak in water for 12 hours.
  • Cut the potatoes into cubes.
  • Take a large pot and put the broth, add the potato and mixed legumes/cereals after having drained.
  • Cook over low heat for an hour, then check the cooking and eventually to complete it.

Saute preparation

  • Dissolve the lard cream in the oil and put to fry the sage, rosemary and garlic; fry very slowly.
  • When the garlic begins to brown add the tomato paste, then go for five minutes over low heat, then turn off.

Final

  • When the soup is cooked, put a mesh strainer over the soup and pour the sauce with a spoon to crush the sauce slowly to make it absorb the soup.
  • Serve hot, with or without toasted bread, with the addition of good extra virgin olive oil and pepper.
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