Acquacotta Tuscan Vegetable Soup Recipes

ACQUACOTTA (TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP)

Steps:

• in food processor put in celery, garlic, onion, parsley, and basil; till minced.
• in large stock pot, heat EVOO.
• Add vegetables from processor and cook til they are soft.
• Add tomato paste red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, saute 2 min until the paste is incorporated with the vegetables.
• Add the greens and cook for 2 minutes or so.
• Add water and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Place toasted bread in bowl.
• Place poached egg on bread.
• Spoon soup over both.
• Sprinkle with cheese
• Enjoy!

TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.

TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP (ACQUACOTTA)

Steps:

• Place the toasted bread in two soup bowls.
• Place the onion and celery in a 3-quart, heavy-bottomed, nonreactive pot. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and stir to coat. Cook over a medium-low heat, or until the onion is translucent but not brown. Add Swiss chard (or porcinis, if using) and stir briefly to wilt. Add hot pepper, tomatoes, and simmering water. Season lightly with salt and cook over a low heat (barely a simmer) for 20 minutes, until vegetables are very soft.
• As vegetables are cooking, bring about an inch of water and a half teaspoon of salt to a boil in a deep skillet. At the end of the vegetables' cooking time, turn the skillet heat down to a gentle simmer. Add the parsley to the soup.
• Break the eggs into a small bowl, one at a time, and slide them into the simmering water. Cook for about 3 minutes, until the whites are set, but the yellow is still runny. When done, use a large slotted spoon to place one egg on each toast slice in bowls. Ladle broth and vegetables over each egg and top with a generous sprinkling of the cheese.

ACQUACOTTA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the celery, carrots, onion, garlic and thyme for 10-15 mins until softened. Meanwhile, cover the porcini with hot water and soak for 15 mins until softened and swollen. Drain the mushrooms, reserving the soaking liquid, and roughly chop. Add to the softened vegetables along with the soaking liquid and cook for another 5 mins.
• Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 10 mins until they begin to break down, then pour in the stock and bring to a gentle simmer.
• Poach the 6 eggs in a separate large saucepan of simmering water for 3-4 mins until set, then remove with a slotted spoon. Add the parsley and a little seasoning to the soup, and mix in the torn-up toasted bread. Divide the soup between 6 bowls and place an egg on top of each. Serve scattered with extra thyme.

TERRIFIC TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon; set aside.
• Heat oil in a large soup pot over med-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, salt and pepper, until the vegetables are tender (about 5 mins).
• Add broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves; cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve topped with the parmesan, if desired.