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Soupe au Pistou
Recipe By : Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky ( ELLE, Fiches)
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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300 grams bacon
3 cups white beans
1 cup string beans -- diced
1 carrot -- diced
3 potatoes, peeled and -- diced
3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and -- chopped
1/4 lb grated parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves -- crushed
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 lb small pasta
15 large basil leaves
1 teaspoon oregano
salt and pepper -- to taste
1. Scald bacon, and place in a stock pot with 3 liters water.
2. Bring to a boil and add the white beans and carrot.Simmer covered until
beans are almost cooked.
3. Add string beans and potatoes. And continue cooking uncovered over
medium heat.
4. Add pasta and cook until pasta is done. Check seasonings.
5. In a small bowl blend tomatoes, garlic , basil and oregano and crush
into a paste.
6.Start adding the olive oil as if for a mayonnaise, alternating with the
cheese until both have been incorporated.
&. Transfer the tomato mixture to a serving tureen and dissolve it with a
little of the boiling soup. Pour rest of soup into mixture and cover. Let
stand 5 minutes to infuse.
Serve at once.
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NOTES : Other vegetables may be added.
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