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Ribollita in Italian means “re-cooked”. And everyone knows that this is how the soup gets better and better every time.

Ingredients
- 200 g of white giant beans cooked in a can
- 100 g pancetta or smoked bacon
- 2 onions
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 large carrots
- 3 celery stalks
- 3 dl tomato paste
- 200 g smoked eel
- 1 l chicken stock
- 1 dl olive oil
- 200 g of yesterday’s bread can also be left out
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper
To garnish the ribollita
- 1 chopped parsley
- 1 grated parmesan cheese can be omitted
Instructions
- Peel and finely chop the onion. Put the onion slices in a large saucepan with the olive oil. Press the garlic cloves with a knife blade and put into the pan with the peel. Heat the pan and then simmer.
- Shred the pancetta and add into the saucepan.
- Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables. Peel and cut into suitable pieces. Thinly slice the cabbage.
- When the onion is golden and the pancetta has colored, add the carrots to the pot and bring to a quick simmer.
- Pour the chicken stock and tomatoes into the saucepan. The rest of the vegetables, bay leaves and spices go in the back. Bring the Ribollita to a boil and leave to simmer under the lid until the carrots are cooked. Check the taste and remove from the heat.
- At this stage, if you wish, you can dilute the Ribollita with pieces of bread shredded into small pieces.
- The dish is ready to serve. Optionally, you can sprinkle the parsley over the dish and grate the parmesan cheese to garnish.
Nutrition (values are an approximate guide)
Last Updated on May 21, 2022 by Flavorado
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