Minestrone
also called minestrone soup · minestra · Italian vegetable soup
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3 oz(85 g)pancetta | sweat 10 min | simmer 25 min | cook 10 min | season |
| 1 largeyellow onion | ||||
| 2 mediumcarrots | ||||
| 2 ribscelery | ||||
| 2 Tbsolive oil | ||||
| 14 oz(400 g)canned diced tomatoes | ||||
| 8 cups(1.9 L)vegetable stock | ||||
| 15 oz(425 g; drained)cannellini beans | ||||
| 3/4 cup(115 g; or other small pasta)ditalini | ||||
| 1 mediumzucchini | ||||
| 4 cups(120 g; stemmed and shredded, or savoy cabbage)lacinato kale | ||||
| 2 tspkosher salt | ||||
| 1/2 cup(45 g)grated Parmesan | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.
1sweat 10 min
2simmer 25 min
goes in with what step 1 made
3cook 10 min
goes in with what step 2 made
4season
goes in with what step 3 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 45 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 20 minof the steps that give a time
One of the 4 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 20 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 1 hr.
sweat 10 min
10 minneeds you(assumed)from the start
simmer 25 min
25 minwalk away(read off the step)10 min in
cook 10 min
10 minneeds you(assumed)35 min in
season
not timed45 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Minestrone
>> category: Soups
>> tags: vegetables, greens, beans, pasta, italian, stovetop
>> counters: Pizzeria, Deli
>> aka: minestrone soup, minestra, Italian vegetable soup
>> pairs-with: focaccia, basil-pesto
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr
>> step.1: sweat 10 min
>> step.2: simmer 25 min
>> step.3: cook 10 min
>> step.4: season
Sweat @pancetta{3%oz}(85 g), @yellow onion{1%large}, @carrots{2%medium}, and @celery{2%ribs} in @olive oil{2%Tbs} for ~{10%min}.
Simmer @&(~1)soffritto{} for ~{25%min} with @canned diced tomatoes{14%oz}(400 g), @vegetable stock{8%cups}(1.9 L), and @cannellini beans{15%oz}(425 g; drained).
Cook @&(~1)soup{} for ~{10%min} with @ditalini{3/4%cup}(115 g; or other small pasta), @zucchini{1%medium}, and @lacinato kale{4%cups}(120 g; stemmed and shredded, or savoy cabbage).
Season @&(~1)minestrone{} with @kosher salt{2%tsp} and @grated Parmesan{1/2%cup}(45 g).