Italian Potato Soup Minestra Di Patate Recipes

ITALIAN POTATO SOUP (MINESTRA DI PATATE)

Steps:

• Bring water, stock cubes, parsley, onion, celery, carrots & potaoes to the boil in a large saucepan.
• Cover & simmer for 30 mins, add spaghetti sauce & corn.
• Stir well & bring back to the boil, cover & simmer for a further 15 minutes.
• Serve with hot cheesy bread.

PASTA E PATATE: PASTA AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat up extra-virgin olive oil in a deep saucepan. Add the prosciutto or salami and cook until crisp. To make the 'soffritto', add the onion, celery, carrot, chile pepper, salt, and black pepper. Saute until the onion becomes soft, and then add the potatoes. Stir to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the pan. Add the water and tomato puree.
• Add the spaghetti to the pot. Mix together well and add the Pecorino cheese. Add water, a little at a time periodically and cook for a few minutes until the soup is creamy and thickened.
• Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmigiano cheese. Allow the soup to cool and thicken. Serve the soup at room temperature.

SFORMATO DI PATATE

Steps:

• Steam or boil whole unpeeled potatoes until not quite tender. When cool enough for handling, slice potatoes on a mandolin (or on the bladed side of a box grater), no more than 1/8 inch thick, preferably thinner.
• Chop bacon into matchsticks or cubes.
• Slice the onions and saute' with bacon and olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan.
• Add the potatoes when the onions and bacon are about half cooked. Blend ingredients with 1 tbsp salt, being careful not to break up the potato slices too much.
• Whisk the eggs with the parmigiano and pour over the potato and onion mixture.
• Cover and cook over very low flame for 15 minutes (or until deep golden on the bottom).
• Here's the only tricky part:.
• Uncover and turn off flame. Place a plate or platter upside-down over the pan, keeping one hand firmly on the bottom of the plate, and the other on the pan handle, as close to the pan as you can - you need a strong grip.
• Now, flip the plate and pan in a single, decisive motion so that the plate is now on the bottom.
• You should now have the golden brown bottom of the sformato on top, and the uncooked top on the bottom.
• Remove the pan and replace on stove.
• Slide the 'sformato', now a more or less cohesive unit, back into the pan so that the uncooked side is now in contact with the pan. Sprinkle browned side with black pepper.
• Cover and cook for 15 more minutes.
• Slide the finished 'sformato' onto a clean platter.
• Let cool for at least 30 minutes (the longer the better), slice into wedges and serve as a side dish or as a main course.
• Tips: Best at room temperature, and it tastes better the next day!

ITALIAN POTATO-PASTA SOUP WITH GREENS

Steps:

• In a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven, heat the 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add onion, carrot and fennel, stir, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened and golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Adjust the heat to prevent vegetables from browning or scorching.
• Stir in bay leaf, thyme sprig, garlic, paprika and tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth, potatoes and a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a brisk simmer. Cook until potatoes are cooked through but still firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Stir in kale and pasta and simmer another 10 minutes, or until greens are well cooked and pasta is done. (Soup can be made up to this point, without the pasta, cooled and refrigerated for up to 3 days.)
• Ladle soup into bowls, and sprinkle with chopped rosemary and Parmesan. Drizzle each serving with a teaspoon of olive oil. Pass extra Parmesan at the table.